Bivalve and Brachiopods

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Subclass: Autobranchia Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata Three specimens; Two specimens of brachiopods and one specimen of a bivalve. The bivalve is a portion of a right valve with thin, longitudinal ribs (0.1 cm). The two brachiopods are of different species; One specimen is the pedicle valve and the second specimen has both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. The former specimen is convex with faint costae (0.05 cm) and small beak that curves towards the sediment the valve is embedded on. The specimen with both valves preserved is relatively flat with thin costae (0.05 cm).