Cardia(?) (Bivalve)

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Cardia Fossil

Cardia Fossil

Name/Title

Cardia(?) (Bivalve)

Entry/Object ID

LN2009.3.24

Description

One specimen of a bivalve identified in the original catalog as "Cardia." Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Subclass: Heterodonta Order: Carditida Superfamily: Carditoidea Family: Carditidae Genus: Cardia(?) [No such genus exists; there is a Cardita and a Cardites in the same family, as well as a lot of genera with names of the form PREFIX-cardia.]

Collection

Dan & Carole Nielson Fossil Collection

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

From the private collection of Dan & Carole Nielson

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

4.5 x 4 x 2. Specific dimensions and units not given. Assumed length x width x depth, in inches, for the entire specimen including matrix.

Location

Location

Room

Delmar Smith Hall

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Permanent