Bivalve - Amphicoelia leidyi

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Description

Bivalves include modern clams, scallops and oysters, and they live in both fresh water and seawater. Bivalves have a shell made of two halves, which are also called valves. In most bivalves, each half of the shell is a mirror image of the other. Bivalves feed on tiny bits of food found in the water or sediment. Some bivalves burrow into the sediment. Others live on the sediment surface or are attached to hard objects such as rock or coral.

Object Information

Local ID:

https://db.fieldmuseum.org/06c5c97f-190d-4f91-bd31-dbb5c4187220

Collection:

Fossil Invertebrates

Citation:

https://db.fieldmuseum.org/06c5c97f-190d-4f91-bd31-dbb5c4187220 UC 15027 Field Museum of Natural History

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Mollusca

Class:

Bivalvia

Order:

Myalinida

Family:

Ambonychiidae

Genus:

Amphicoelia

Species:

leidyi

Scientific Name:

Amphicoelia leidyi

Common Name:

Bivalve