Byssoarca zebra
UNB-2018-0843Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Arcida
Family: Arcidae
Genus: Byssoarca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species: Byssoarca zebra (Swainson, 1833)
Two specimens; One specimen of the left valve and one specimen of the right valve. Prominent, thin longitudinal ribs. Sulcus near the anterior margin. Curved, small umbo. Taxodont dentition. Posterior ridge is prominent. Ventral margin is rounded and elongated towards the posterior end. Rounded/straight dorsal margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Byssoarca zebra |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0843 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Quaternary |
| Numeric age | 2.58 Mya |
| Origin | Jamaica |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824