Cyclocardia sulcata
UNB-2019-0719Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Carditida
Family: Carditidae
Genus: Cyclocardia (Conrad, 1867)
Species: Cyclocardia sulcata (Solander, 1766)
Eight specimens; two specimens of the left valve and six specimens of the right valves. Large, prominent longitudinal ribs with partial growth lines visible near the ventral margin for a few of the specimens. Faint spines on the valves. Umbo off-centred and slight preservation of the ligament area. Heterodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Cyclocardia sulcata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0719 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Paleogene Epoch: Eocene Age: Lutetian to Priabonian |
| Numeric age | 47.8 - 37.8 Mya |
| Origin | Barton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 8 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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