Cyrena cuneiformis
UNB-2019-0675Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cyrenidae
Genus: Cyrena (Lamarck)
Species: Cyrena cuneiformis (Sowerby, 1817)
Six specimens; Five specimens of the right valve and one specimen of the left valve. Growth lines are thin. Ventral margin is rounded/square in appearance. Heterodont dentition. Faint posterior ridge.
Specifications
| Object name | Cyrena cuneiformis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0675 |
| 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: Ypresian |
| Numeric age | 56 Mya |
| Origin | Abbey Wood, Plumstead, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 6 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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