Ostrea sp.
UNB-2019-0568Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Ostreidae
Genus: Ostrea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Oval, elongated flattened specimen of the right valve with prominent growth lines. Isodont dentition and small visible umbo.
Specifications
| Object name | Ostrea sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0568 |
| 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 to Quaternary Epoch: Pliocene to Pleistocene Age: Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene |
| Numeric age | 2 - 2 Mya |
| Origin | La Belle, Florida, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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