Mercenaria mercenaria
UNB-2018-0679Fossils » 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)
Large specimen of the right valve. Thin, prominent growth lines. Rounded umbo. Adductor scars. Heterodont dentition. Rounded ventral margin and rounded/triangular dorsal margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Mercenaria mercenaria |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0679 |
| 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 | Chaleur Bay, Quebec, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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