Anadara wagneriana

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Subclass: Autobranchia Order: Arcida Family: Arcidae Genus: Anadara (Gray, 1847) Species: Anadara wagneriana Large specimen of the right valve. Coarse, prominent longitudinal ribs. Growth lines are visible from the ventral to medial margin. Large rounded, slightly curved umbo. Visible adductor scars. Rounded ventral margin that is elongated towards the posterior end. Rounded/triangular dorsal margin. Taxodont dentition.

Specifications

Object nameAnadara wagneriana
IDUNB-2018-0449
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Cenozoic
Period:
Neogene to Quaternary
Epoch:
Pliocene to Pleistocene
Age:
Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene
Numeric age2 - 2 Mya
Origin La Belle, Florida, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 8cm x 4cm x 2cm

Map of Origin