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    Taxonomy

    Ark Shell

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Mollusca
    Class: Bivalva
    Order: Arcida
    Family: Arcadae
    Genus: Dallarca
    Species: Dallarca elnia
    Author Citation (Glenn, 1904)

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Cenozoic
    Period: Neogene
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Miocene

    Stratigraphy

    Choptank Formation
    Drumcliff Member

    Biostratigraphy

    Shattuck Zone 17

    Provenance

    Collector: Heather Siple
    Date Collected: 07/03/2017
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Length: 3.7 cm
    Width: 3.1 cm
    Height: 1.4 cm

    Location

    St Leonard
    Calvert County
    Maryland
    United States

    Comments

    Another common find near Matoaka Beach Cabins, D. elnia is an index fossil for the Drumcliff Member. This one resides in the Delaware Museum of Natural History.




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