Mercenaria ducatelli
UNB-2018-0703Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Mercenaria (Schumacher, 1817)
Species: Mercenaria ducatelli (Conrad, 1838)
Two specimens; One specimen of the left valve and one specimen of the right valve. Prominent growth lines. Faint reticulate texture on the valves. Rounded umbo. Rounded/square ventral margin and rounded/triangular dorsal margin. Heterodont dentition. Adductor scars are visible on the interior part of the valve.
Specifications
| Object name | Mercenaria ducatelli |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0703 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Neogene Epoch: Miocene |
| Numeric age | 23.03 Mya |
| Origin | Virginia, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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