Modiomorpha concentrica

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Subclass: Autobranchia Order: Modiomorphida Family: Modiomorphidae Genus: Modiomorpha (Hall and Whitfield, 1869) Species: Modiomorpha concentrica (Conrad, 1838) Specimen with both the left and right valves preserved. Partially embedded into sediment. Medial and ventral margin of the left valve is missing. Thin, prominent growth lines. Prominent posterior ridge. Triangular umbo. Rounded/rectangular ventral margin and rounded dorsal margin.

Specifications

Object nameModiomorpha concentrica
IDUNB-2018-0837
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
CompositionShale
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Devonian
Epoch:
Middle Devonian to Upper Devonian
Age:
Eifelian to Famennian
Numeric age393.3 - 372.2 Mya
OriginPratts Falls, New York, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 4.8cm x 4cm x 1.8cm

Map of Origin