Crassatella sp.
UNB-2019-0669Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Carditida
Family: Crassatellidae
Genus: Crassatella (Lamarck, 1799)
Two specimens of different sizes; both are specimens of the right valves. Large growth rings and prominent posterior ridge. Anterior adductor scares are visible on the interior part of the valve. Ventral margin is elongated. Visible heterodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Crassatella sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0669 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Paleogene Epoch: Eocene Age: Lutetian to Priabonian |
| Numeric age | 47.8 - 37.8 Mya |
| Origin | Hampshire, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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