Byssonychia sp.
UNB-2019-0682Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Myalinida
Family: Ambonychiidae
Genus: Byssonychia (Hall, 1847)
Large right valve embedded into the sediment. Large prominent longitudinal ribs with centred umbo. Evidence of spines along the ribs.
Specifications
| Object name | Byssonychia sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0682 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 485.4 Mya |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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