Cardium emmonsi

UNB-2018-0692Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Subclass: Autobranchia Order: Cardiida Family: Cardiidae Genus: Cardium (Linnaeus, 1758) Species: Cardium emmonsi (Conrad, 1867) Specimen of the left valve with longitudinal ribs. Small spines on the ribs. Small, centred umbo. Heterodont dentition.

Specifications

Object nameCardium emmonsi
IDUNB-2018-0692
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
OriginFlorida, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 3cm x 2.9cm x 1cm

Map of Origin