Ensis directus
UNB-2018-0846Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Solenida
Family: Pharidae
Genus: Ensis (Schumacher, 1817)
Species: Ensis directus (Conrad, 1844)
Two specimens; One almost complete specimen of the right valve and a small fragment of the ventral margin of a right valve. Prominent growth lines. Thin, elongated rectangular shape specimen.
Specifications
| Object name | Ensis directus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0846 |
| 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 | Chaleur Bay, Quebec, Canada |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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