Ambonychia alata
UNB-2018-0824Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Myalinida
Family: Ambonychiidae
Genus: Ambonychia (Hall, 1847)
Species: Ambonychia alata (Meek, 1872)
Partial specimen of the left valve embedded on the surface of the sediment. Partial ribs are visible near the posterior margin. Triangular umbo that is partially embedded into the sediment.
Specifications
| Object name | Ambonychia alata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0824 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician to Late Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 450 Mya |
| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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