Cyrena tellinella
UNB-2019-0762Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cyrenidae
Genus: Cyrena (Lamarack)
Species: Cyrena tellinella (Deshayes, 1830)
Four specimens; Three specimens are of the right valve and one specimen is of the left valve. Thin growth lines visible on the valves. Posterior end is elongated with a rounded ventral margin. Small, fairly centred umbo. Heterodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Cyrena tellinella |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0762 |
| 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: Ypresian |
| Numeric age | 56 Mya |
| Origin | Abbey Wood, Plumstead, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 4 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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