Mya sp.
UNB-2019-0711Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Pholadida
Family: Myidae
Genus: Mya (Linnaeus, 1758)
Two specimens of different species with on being Mya sp. This specimen has both the left and right valves preserved. Visible growth lines and partially eroded umbo. Lunule is partially visible. Ventral margin is elongated towards the posterior end.
The other unknown specimen is of the left valve of a bivalve embedded on the sediment. No visible growth lines. Umbo is fairly centred. Ventral margin is rounded in appearance.
Specifications
| Object name | Mya sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0711 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Jurassic Epoch: Upper Jurassic Age: Kimmeridgian |
| Numeric age | 157.3 Mya |
| Origin | Kimmeridge, Dorset, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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