Anomia lineata
UNB-2018-0822Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Anomiidae
Genus: Anomia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species: Anomia lineata (Gabb, 1864)
Two specimens of individual left and right valves that are infilled with sediment. Faint growth lines are visible. Umbo is convex. Rounded ventral and dorsal margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Anomia lineata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0822 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Paleogene Epoch: Eocene |
| Numeric age | 56 Mya |
| Origin | California, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217
- C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824