Crassatella sp.
UNB-2018-0857Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Carditida
Family: Crassatellidae
Genus: Crassatella (Lamarck, 1799)
Large specimen of the right valve with prominent growth lines. Faint posterior ridge. Triangular umbo. Prominent adductor scars on the interior part of the valve. Rounded ventral margin. Heterodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Crassatella sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0857 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Neogene Epoch: Pliocene Age: Early Pliocene |
| Numeric age | 5 Mya |
| Origin | Hampton, Virginia, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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