Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) echinata
UNB-2018-0709Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cardiidae
Genus: Acanthocardia (Gray, 1851)
Subgenus: Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) (Gray, 1851)
Species: Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) echinata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Two specimens: One specimen of the left valve and one specimen of the right valve. Large prominent longitudinal ribs (0.3 cm) and faint growth lines are visible on the valves. Faint knobs/spines near the ventral margin of the right valve. Adductor scars are faint on the interior part of the valves. Rounded umbo that is fairly centred. Heterodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) echinata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0709 |
| 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 | Mediterranean |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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