Astarte undata
UNB-2020-0109Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Carditida
Family: Astartidae
Genus: Astarte (Sowerby, 1816)
Species: Astarte undata (Gould, 1841)
Specimen of the left valve with prominent growth lines. Small, triangular umbo that is curved towards the anterior margin. Heterodont dentition. Rounded ventral margin and triangular dorsal margin.
*Collected on July 12, 1978.
Specifications
| Object name | Astarte undata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2020-0109 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Origin | Simpson Island, Ontario, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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