Carditamera arata
UNB-2020-0099Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Bivalvia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Autobranchia
Order: Carditida
Family: Carditidae
Genus: Carditamera (Conrad, 1838)
Species: Carditamera arata (Conrad, 1832)
Specimen of the right valve. Longitudinal ribs (0.2 cm) with faint knobs/spines. Faint posterior ridge. Heterodont dentition. Straight, elongated ventral margin towards the anterior end. Rounded/triangular dorsal margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Carditamera arata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2020-0099 |
| 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 to Quaternary Epoch: Pliocene to Pleistocene Age: Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene |
| Numeric age | 2 - 2 Mya |
| Origin | Lake Okeechobee, Florida, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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