Pinna carnea

UNB-2018-0882Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Subclass: Autobranchia Order: Ostreida Family: Pinnidae Genus: Pinna (Linnaeus, 1758) Species: Pinna carnea (Gmelin, 1791) Two specimens of the left valve with one nearly complete valve and the second specimen is a partial fragment of the ventral margin. Prominent ribs.

Specifications

Object namePinna carnea
IDUNB-2018-0882
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Cenozoic
Period:
Quaternary
Numeric age2.58 Mya
OriginDrunken Man's Cay, Kingston, Jamaica
Pieces2
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 7.9cm x 2.4cm x 0.1cm
  • 12cm x 2.8cm x 0.8cm

Map of Origin