Mya (Arenomya) arenaria
UNB-2018-0414Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Pholadida
Family: Myidae
Genus: Mya (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subgenus: Mya (Arenomya) (Winkworth, 1930)
Species: Mya (Arenomya) arenaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Three specimens; Two specimens of the right valve and one specimen of the left valve. Thin growth lines. Rounded umbo. Elongated ventral margin and rounded dorsal margin. Visible desmodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Mya (Arenomya) arenaria |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0414 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Quaternary |
| Numeric age | 2.58 Mya |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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