Macoma (Macoma) calcarea
UNB-2018-0429Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Tellinidae
Genus: Macoma (Leach, 1819)
Subgenus: Macoma (Macoma) (Leach, 1819)
Species: Macoma (Macoma) calcarea (Gmelin, 1792)
Two specimens: one specimen of the right valve and one specimen of the left valve. Thin, prominent growth lines. Small, triangular umbo. Rounded/oval ventral margin and rounded/triangular dorsal margin. Heterodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Macoma (Macoma) calcarea |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0429 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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