Tellina sp.
UNB-2019-0939Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Tellinidae
Genus: Tellina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eight specimens with five left valves and three right valves. Ventral margin is oval shaped and thin growth lines are slightly visible. Umbo is fairly centred.
Specifications
| Object name | Tellina sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0939 |
| 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 | 8 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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