Astarte undulata
UNB-2019-0808Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Carditida
Family: Astartidae
Genus: Astarte (Sowerby, 1816)
Species: Astarte undulata (Say, 1824)
Specimen of the right valve. Prominent growth lines, triangular/rounded ventral margin and triangular/rounded dorsal margin. Heterodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Astarte undulata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0808 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Neogene Epoch: Miocene |
| Numeric age | 23.03 Mya |
| Origin | Patuxent River, Maryland, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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