Gryphaea sp.
UNB-2019-0716Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Gryphaeidae
Genus: Gryphaea (Lamarck, 1801)
Three specimens with only the larger left valve preserved. Prominent growth lines that are encrusted with sediment.
Specifications
| Object name | Gryphaea sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0716 |
| 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: Oxfordian |
| Numeric age | 163.5 Mya |
| Origin | Bothenhampton, Dorset, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
|