Mercenaria mercenaria
UNB-2018-0698Fossils » 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 left valve with thin growth lines. Faint posterior ridge. Curved triangular umbo. Adductor scars are visible on the interior part of the valve. Rounded ventral margin and rounded/triangular dorsal margin. Heterodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Mercenaria mercenaria |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0698 |
| 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 | Long Island Sound, New York City, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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