Gryphaea arcuata Lamarck, 1801 - Bivalve

Description

Fossil bivalve, Gryphaea arcuata, one of twenty fossil oysters, from the Lower Jurassic Epoch of Lochaline, Morvern, Argyll, Scotland

Museum reference

G.2010.5.5

Collection

Fossils

Scientific name(s)

species: Gryphaea arcuata Lamarck, 1801 - Bivalve

Specimen details

Specimen form: Fossil

Collection place(s)

Lochaline, Morvern, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Collector: Waterston, Charles D., Dr (RSM)

Exhibitions

• Survival (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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