Byssonychia radiata
UNB-2019-0677Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Myalinida
Family: Ambonychiidae
Genus: Byssonychia (Hall, 1847)
Species: Byssonychia radiata (Hall, 1847)
Two specimens with both the left and right valves preserved. Elongated oval shape. Longitudinal ribs are visible on both the valves. Umbo is off-centred and lunule is present. Ventral margin slightly convex.
Specifications
| Object name | Byssonychia radiata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0677 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Late Ordovician to Ordovician Epoch: Cincinnatian |
| Numeric age | 451 Mya |
| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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