Neithea texana
UNB-2018-0840Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Neitheidae
Genus: Neithea (Drouet, 1824)
Species: Neithea texana (Roemer, 1852)
Specimen of the left valve embedded on sediment. Thin, longitudinal ribs that are encrusted with sediment. Rounded ventral margin and triangular/rounded dorsal margin. Rounded, curved umbo.
Specifications
| Object name | Neithea texana |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0840 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Lower Cretaceous Age: Albian to Middle Albian to Late Albian |
| Numeric age | 106 - 103 Mya |
| Origin | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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