Mercenaria mercenaria
UNB-2018-0864Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Mercenaria (Schumacher, 1817)
Species: Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Specimen of the right valve with thin, prominent growth lines. Curved umbo towards the anterior margin. Faint posterior ridge. Adductor scars are visible on the interior part of the valve. Heterodont dentition. Rounded ventral margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Mercenaria mercenaria |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0864 |
| 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 | Chaleur Bay, Quebec, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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