Bivalve and Brachiopods
UNB-2019-0715Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Pholadida
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Six specimens; One specimens is a bivalve and the other five specimen are brachiopods. The bivalve specimen has both the left and right valves preserved with thin growth lines. Umbo is partially visible with some erosion. Ventral margin is elongated with a curve towards the posterior end near the umbo.
Four of the five brachiopods appear to be the same species. Growth lines are visible. Anterior margin is circular in appearance. The other specimen appears to be a different species of brachiopod. Ribs are visible near the anterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Bivalve and Brachiopods |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0715 |
| 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: Middle Jurassic Age: Bathonian to Callovian |
| Numeric age | 168.3 - 166.1 Mya |
| Origin | Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 6 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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