Mytilus cubitus
UNB-2019-0565Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Mytilus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species: Mytilus cubitus (Say, 1822)
Two specimens; One specimen has both the left and right valves preserved and the other specimen has only the left valve preserved. Valves are elongated and oval shape with a rounded umbo and prominent lunule. Thin ribs and visible growth lines on both specimens.
Specifications
| Object name | Mytilus cubitus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0565 |
| 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 | Bahamas |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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