Mercenaria mercenaria
UNB-2019-0570Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Mercenaria (Schumacher, 1817)
Species: Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Specimen of the left valve with prominent growth lines. Large prominent umbo with small visible lunule. Posterior and anterior adductor scars visible on the interior portion of the valve. Heterodont dentition.
Specifications
| Object name | Mercenaria mercenaria |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0570 |
| 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 | Long Island Sound, New York City, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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