Ostrea hebridica
UNB-2019-0799Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Ostreidae
Genus: Ostrea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species: Ostrea (Liostrea) hebridica (Forbes, 1851)
Specimen of the right valve. Thin oval shape with prominent anterior curve. Growth lines are visible.
Specifications
| Object name | Ostrea hebridica |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0799 |
| 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 |
| Numeric age | 168.3 Mya |
| Origin | Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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