Dallarca staminea
UNB-2018-0442Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Arcida
Family: Arcidae
Genus: Dallarca (Ward, 1992)
Species: Dallarca staminea (Say, 1832)
One specimen of the left valve. Prominent, large longitudinal ribs (~0.1 cm). Large rounded/triangular umbo. Square/rounded ventral margin and triangular dorsal margin. Adductors scars are visible on the interior part of the valve. Taxodont dentition. Faint posterior ridge.
Specifications
| Object name | Dallarca staminea |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0442 |
| 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 Epoch: Miocene to Middle Miocene |
| Numeric age | 16 Mya |
| Origin | Calvert Beach, Maryland, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- L. W. Ward. 1992. Molluscan biostratigraphy of the Miocene Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain of North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History 2