Dallarca staminea
UNB-2018-0855Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Arcida
Family: Arcidae
Genus: Dallarca (Ward, 1992)
Species: Dallarca staminea (Say, 1832)
Two specimens of the left valve with reticulate texture. Rounded umbo that curves towards the interior part of the valve. Adductor scars are visible on the interior part of the valve. Rounded/square ventral margin. Taxodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Dallarca staminea |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0855 |
| 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 to Middle Miocene |
| Numeric age | 16 Mya |
| Origin | Calvert Beach, Maryland, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- L. W. Ward. 1992. Molluscan biostratigraphy of the Miocene Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain of North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History 2