Brachidontes modiolus
UNB-2019-0801Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Brachidontes (Swainson, 1840)
Species: Brachidontes modiolus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Three specimens; Two specimens of the left valves and one specimen of the right valve. Thin, elongated oval shells with slight anterior curve. Thin ribs and growth lines.
Specifications
| Object name | Brachidontes modiolus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0801 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Quaternary |
| Numeric age | 2.58 Mya |
| Origin | Bahamas |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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