Name/Title
Pectindae (scallop)Entry/Object ID
2011.57.102Description
Description: Phylum: Mollusca
Family: Pectindae
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreoida
Species: aequivalvis
Common Name: Scallop
Age: Jurassic
Location: Unknown
Description: Large thick slab with (2) large fairly detailed fossils. Matrix is a dark gray limestone and the fossils are the same color with slight variations in tone.
Physical Characteristics:
The Pectinidae (from Latin pecten meaning comb) are a family of bivalve mollusks including the scallop and closely related to the clam and oyster. They are hermaphrodite, and the male gonads mature first. Pectinidae can live attached by means of a filament they secrete, or are simply recumbent. Their valves can propel them through the water in case of need. There are numerous examples of large size in all of the oceans, and several species are of commercial importance.
Family: Pectindae
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreoida
Phylum: MolluscaCollection
Museum Collection of FossilsAcquisition
Accession
2011.57Source or Donor
Museum Collection of FossilsAcquisition Method
Long-term LoanDimensions
Width
4-1/8 inDepth
2-1/4 inLength
6-1/2 inLocation
Location
Container
RightDrawer
Back Row / BottomShelf
Left, LeftWall
NorthRoom
Delmar Smith HallBuilding
Crater Rock MuseumCategory
PermanentMoved By
Steve MillerDate
August 4, 2011Location
Container
CenterDrawer
BottomShelf
LeftCabinet
Case # 51Wall
NorthRoom
Delmar Smith HallBuilding
Crater Rock MuseumCategory
Permanent
