Scientific name
Lymnocardium soproniense (extinct species)

Hungarian name
Cockle species

Inventory number
2015.1.1

Type of finding
"stone cast" (clay)

Dimensions
6,8 x 6,2 x 4,9 cm

Taxonomy
Mollusca phylum – Bivalvia class

Age/Era
Upper Miocene, 10–9.3 Ma 

Location
Brickworks clay quarry - Mályi (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County)

Description
Average length 77 mm, number of ribs 14-16, feeding on organic debris

Distribution area
An endemic species of former Lake Pannon, i.e. this species evolved locally and was restricted in distribution to this lake. It occurred in shallow waters further from the shore.

Donated by
Márk Szénási (10 years old) and Kornél Oszlánczi (6 years old)

Time of donation
1 September 2015.