Mya (Arenomya) arenaria
UNB-2018-0432Fossils » 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 valves and one specimen of the left valve. Ventral margin is partially missing in all three specimens. Thin, defined growth lines. Rounded ventral margin and triangular/rounded dorsal margin. Small triangular umbo. Desmodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Mya (Arenomya) arenaria |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0432 |
| 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 |
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