Pycnodonte vesicularis
UNB-2018-0836Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Gryphaeidae
Genus: Pycnodonte (Fischer von Waldheim, 1835)
Species: Pycnodonte vesicularis (Lamarck, 1806)
Two large specimens of the left valve. Prominent growth lines. Convex valves with rounded, curved umbo. Weathered specimens.
Specifications
| Object name | Pycnodonte vesicularis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0836 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Upper Cretaceous Age: Maastrichtian |
| Numeric age | 72.1 Mya |
| Origin | Vordingborg, Zealand Region, Denmark |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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