Megalomoidea canadensis
UNB-2018-0835Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Megalondontida
Family: Megalondontidae
Genus: Megalomoidea (Cox, 1969)
Species: Megalomoidea canadensis (Hall, 1852)
Large specimen with both the left and right valves preserved. Anterior margin is missing. Faint growth lines are visible near the ventral margin. Dorsal margin is convex. Ventral margin is rounded and elongated towards the posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Megalomoidea canadensis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0835 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Silurian Epoch: Ludlow |
| Numeric age | 427.4 Mya |
| Origin | Ontario, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- L. R. Cox, N. D. Newell, and D. W. Boyd. 1969. Mollusca 6: Bivalvia. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1 N:N491-N952