Agerostrea falcata
UNB-2019-0566Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Flemingostreidae
Genus: Agerostrea (Vialov, 1936)
Species: Agerostrea falcata (Morton, 1827)
Three specimens; One specimen is of the left valve and the other two specimens are the right valve. Strong anterior curve and large prominent ribbon-like ribs and small thin growth lines.
Specifications
| Object name | Agerostrea falcata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0566 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Upper Cretaceous Age: Campanian to Maastrichtian |
| Numeric age | 83.6 - 72.1 Mya |
| Origin | Macon, Mississippi, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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