Protocardia subquadrata
UNB-2018-0774Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cardiidae
Genus: Protocardia (Beyrich, 1845)
Species: Protocardia subquadrata (Evans and Shumard, 1857)
Three specimens with both the left and right valves preserved. The smallest specimen has faint growth lines visible. Small, rounded, curved umbo. Hinge ligament and lunule are visible. Rounded ventral margin and rounded/triangular dorsal margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Protocardia subquadrata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0774 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Origin | Pierre, Brome State, Quebec, Canada |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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