K2192

Classification

The biological classification of the species represented in the fossil.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca (Linnaeus 1758)
Class: Bivalvia (Linnaeus 1758)
Subclass: Autobranchia (Groblen 1894)
Infraclass: Pteriomorphia (Beurlen 1944)
Superorder: Ostreiformii (Fërussac 1822)
Order: Ostreida (Fërussac 1822)
Suborder: Ostreidina (Fërussac 1822)
Superfamily: Ostreoidea (Rafinesque 1815)
Family: Gryphaeidae (Vialov 1936)
Genus: Deltoideum (Rollier 1917)
Species: Deltoideum delta (Smith 1817)

Element

A description of the object collected, in particular what parts are represented.

Six specimens of Deltoideum delta. Four of which show borings of Lithophaga, one of which shows a specimen of Lithophaga still in a boring. The additional specimens show encrusting specimens of Discinisca? These were originally discovered by A. J. Brokenshire of Portland, who remarked to me about these discoveries. Lithophaga has not been noted yet by any researcher from these oysters.

Collection date

The date an object was collected in the field.

27/02/16

Collection place

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United Kingdom > England > Dorset