Gryphaea arcuata Lamarck, 1801 - Bivalve

Description

Fossil bivalve, Gryphaea arcuata, fossil oysters (devil's toenails) in cut and polished limestone half boulder, from the Lower Jurassic Epoch of Camus Malig, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Museum reference

G.2011.7.2

Collection

Fossils

Scientific name(s)

species: Gryphaea arcuata Lamarck, 1801 - Bivalve

Specimen details

Specimen form: Fossil

Collection place(s)

Camas Malag, Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Limestone, fossiliferous

On display

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