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Cretaceous Clam
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By sixgill pete
Taxonomy
Cretaceous Clam
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pholadomyoida
Family: Pholadomyidae
Genus: Pholadomya
Species: Pholadomya ironensis
Author Citation Stephenson, 1923
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Mesozoic
Period: Cretaceous
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Late
International Age: Maastrichtian
Stratigraphy
PeeDee Formation
Island Creek Member
Provenance
Collector: Don Rideout
Date Collected: 04/07/2017
Acquired by: Field Collection
Dimensions
Width: 5 3/4 "
Location
MM Castle Hayne
New Hanover County
North Carolina
United States
Comments
This large bivalve cast; 5 3/4 inch wide was found during a hunt at an eastern N.C. quarry.
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