Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis
UNB-2018-0856Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Lucinida
Family: Lucinidae
Genus: Codakia (Scopoli, 1777)
Subgenus: Codakia (Codakia) (Scopoli, 1777)
Species: Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nine specimens; Seven specimens of the left valve and two specimens of the right valve. Reticulate texture. Small umbo that curves towards the anterior margin. Faint adductor scars. Heterodont dentition. Circular ventral margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0856 |
| 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 | Drunken Man's Cay, Kingston, Jamaica |
| Pieces | 9 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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