Gryphaea sp.
UNB-2019-0645Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Gryphaeidae
Genus: Gryphaea (Lamarck, 1801)
Three specimens of Gryphaea. The two largest specimens have prominent growth lines and a umbo that curves inwards. Largest specimen is of the left valve and the second largest specimen is of the right valve. Smallest specimen is a small portion of a left valve.
Specifications
| Object name | Gryphaea sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0645 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Jurassic Epoch: Middle Jurassic to Upper Jurassic Age: Callovian to Oxfordian |
| Numeric age | 166.1 - 163.5 Mya |
| Origin | Woodham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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