Mercenaria mercenaria
UNB-2018-0677Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Mercenaria (Schumacher, 1817)
Species: Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Specimen of the right and left valves embedded on the sediment. Thin growth lines are visible. Rounded/triangular umbo. Posterior ridge is visible. Square ventral margin and triangular dorsal margin. Faint longitudinal ribs are visible near the anterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Mercenaria mercenaria |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0677 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Mudstone, Calcium carbonate |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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