Mya (Arenomya) arenaria
UNB-2018-0419Fossils » 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)
Thirteen specimens of individual left and right valves. Thin, prominent growth lines. Rounded umbo. Rounded, elongated ventral margin and rounded dorsal margin. Heterodont dentition is visible in some specimens. Faint adductors scars are visible on some of the interior portions of the valves.
Specifications
| Object name | Mya (Arenomya) arenaria |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0419 |
| 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 | Chaleur Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Pieces | 13 |
| Partial | No |
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