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  • Eucrassatella virginica

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    Taxonomy

    Gibbs Clam

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Mollusca
    Class: Bivalvia
    Order: Veneroida
    Family: Crassatellidae
    Genus: Eucrassatella
    Species: Eucrassatella virginica
    Author Citation (Gmelin, 1791)

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Cenozoic
    Period: Neogene
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Pliocene
    International Age: Zanclean

    Stratigraphy

    Yorktown Formation
    Rushmere Member

    Provenance

    Collector: Don Rideout
    Date Collected: 06/11/2017
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Length: 49 mm
    Width: 88 mm
    Thickness: 18 mm

    Location

    Tar River
    Edgecombe County
    North Carolina
    United States

    Comments

    This clam is a common find in the Yorktown Formation bluff banks of the Tar River. It is often found in association with Echphora's. Many of these clams are "double valvers" but often break upon handling.

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    Max-fossils

    Max-fossils

    Posted (edited)

    Nice looking clam!

     

    Edited by Max-fossils
    plural/singular

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    Max-fossils

    Max-fossils

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    12 hours ago, sixgill pete said:

    @Max-fossils  it is one clam. Both valves. Thanks. 

    You're right, sorry :P

     

    I rarely find clams with both valves attached, and refer to a single valve as 1 clam... But that's just me.

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