Arca sp.
UNB-2018-0441Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Arcida
Family: Arcidae
Genus: Arca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Specimen of the right valve with prominent longitudinal ribs (0.1 cm) and very faint growth lines visible near the ventral and dorsal margin. Triangular, curved umbo with evidence of gastropod predation. Posterior adductor scar is visible on the interior part of the valve. Taxodont dentition. Rounded/straight ventral margin and triangular/rounded dorsal margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Arca sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0441 |
| 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 | La Belle, Florida, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824