Macoma nasuta
UNB-2018-0416Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Tellinidae
Genus: Macoma (Leach, 1819)
Species: Macoma nasuta (Conrad, 1837)
Specimen of the right valve. Small umbo. Thin growth lines. Faint posterior ridge. Rounded ventral margin and triangular/rounded dorsal margin. Heterodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Macoma nasuta |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0416 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Neogene to Quaternary Epoch: Pliocene to Pleistocene Age: Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene |
| Numeric age | 2 - 2 Mya |
| Origin | San Pedro, California, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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