Crassatella sulcata
UNB-2019-0721Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Carditida
Family: Crassatellidae
Genus: Crassatella (Lamarck, 1799)
Species: Crassatella sulcata (Solander, 1866)
Four specimens; Three specimens of the left valves and one specimen of the right valve. Prominent growth lines with strong posterior ornamentation. Umbo is off-centred and curves slightly towards the interior part of the valve. Posterior and anterior adductor scars are visible in some of the specimens. Heterodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Crassatella sulcata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0721 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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