Tresus nuttallii
UNB-2019-0569Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Mactridae
Genus: Tresus (Gray, 1853)
Species: Tresus nuttallii (Conrad, 1837)
Specimen of the left valve with thin growth lines. Umbo is small. Posterior and anterior adductor scars are visible in the internal portion of the valve. Desmodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Tresus nuttallii |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0569 |
| 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 Epoch: Pleistocene |
| Numeric age | 2.58 Mya |
| Origin | San Pedro, California, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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