Unio sp.
UNB-2018-0845Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Unionize
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Unio (Philipsson, 1788)
Four specimens; Two specimens of the left valve and two specimens of the right valve. Prominent growth lines and faint posterior ridge. Rounded umbo. Ventral margin is rounded and elongated towards the posterior end. Adductor scars are visible on the interior part of the valves. Schizodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Unio sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0845 |
| 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 | Fossil Brook, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Pieces | 4 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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