Mytilus sp.
UNB-2018-0844Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Mytilus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Four specimens; Three specimens of the right valve and one specimen of the left valve. Prominent, thin growth lines with faint reticulate-like texture on one of the specimens. Ventral margin is rounded in shape and slightly convex near the anterior side. Oval, thin dorsal margin. The largest specimen is heavily weathered near the umbo. Desmodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Mytilus sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0844 |
| 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 | Unknown |
| Pieces | 4 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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