Glycymeris parilis
UNB-2018-0861Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Arcida
Family: Glycymerididae
Genus: Glycymeris (Da Costa, 1778)
Species: Glycymeris parilis (Conrad, 1843)
Two specimens: One specimen of the left valve and one specimen of the right valve. Reticulate texture. Triangular umbo. Adductor scars are visible on the interior part of the valves. Circular ventral margin. Taxodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Glycymeris parilis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0861 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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