K583

Classification

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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: Gryphaea (Lamarck 1801)

Element

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small specimen

Collection date

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Winter 1978

Collection place

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United Kingdom > England > Dorset

Dimensions

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width: 45mm
height: 35mm
image K0583
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