Glycymeris plumsteadiensis
UNB-2019-0674Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Arcida
Family: Glycymerididae
Genus: Glycymeris (Da Costa, 1778)
Species: Clycymeris plumsteadiensis (Sowerby)
Four specimens; Two specimens of the right valve and two specimens of the left valve. Ventral margin is rounded in appearance. Reticulate-like texture. Taxodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Glycymeris plumsteadiensis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0674 |
| 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: Paleocene to Eocene Age: Thanetian to Ypresian |
| Numeric age | 59.2 - 56 Mya |
| Origin | Swanscombe, Kent, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 4 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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