Astarte sp.?
UNB-2020-0139Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Carditida
Family: Astartidae
Genus: Astarte (Sowerby, 1816)
Sample with bivalves casts and molds on the surface of the sediment. The largest specimen is of the left valve with prominent growth lines. Possible knobs are on the specimen. Umbo is embedded into these sediment.
Specifications
| Object name | Astarte sp.? |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2020-0139 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous Subperiod: Mississipian Epoch: Middle Mississipian Age: Visean |
| Numeric age | 346.7 Mya |
| Origin | Odin Mine, Castleton, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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