Hippurites sp.
UNB-2020-0095Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Hippuritida
Family: Hippuritidae
Genus: Hippurites (Lamarck, 1801)
Species: Hippurites morgani? (Cannot find classification online)
Specimen of the right valve that is conical in shape. Radial bands and growth lines are visible. Encrusted with sediment.
Specifications
| Object name | Hippurites sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2020-0095 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Upper Cretaceous |
| Numeric age | 100.5 Mya |
| Origin | West Darab, Fars, Southern Iran |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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