Ostrea sp.
UNB-2018-0854Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Ostreidae
Genus: Ostrea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Specimen of the left valve with prominent growth lines. Rounded ventral margin and triangular dorsal margin. Posterior adductor scar is visible on the interior part of the valve.
Specifications
| Object name | Ostrea sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0854 |
| 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 | Atlantic Coast, North America |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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