Chama macerophylla
UNB-2018-0850Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Chamidae
Genus: Chama (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species: Chama macerophylla (Gmelin, 1791)
Two specimens of the left valve that are weathered and encrusted with sediment. Prominent anterior curve. Growth lines are visible near the ventral margin. The larger specimen has visible adductor scars on the interior part of the valve. Rounded ventral margin and curved umbo. Heterodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Chama macerophylla |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0850 |
| 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