Donax denticulatus
UNB-2018-0842Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Donacidae
Genus: Donax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species: Donax denticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Three specimens of the right valve. Reticulate texture on the valves. Prominent posterior ridge. Rounded ventral margin and triangular dorsal margin. Heterodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Donax denticulatus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0842 |
| 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 | Jamaica |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824