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Flemingostrea subspatulata
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Taxonomy
Cretaceous Oyster
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreoida
Family: Ostreidae
Genus: Flemingostrea
Species: Flemingostrea subspatulata
Author Citation (Forbes, 1845)
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Mesozoic
Period: Cretaceous
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Late
International Age: Maastrichtian
Stratigraphy
PeeDee Formation
Rocky Point Member
Provenance
Collector: Don Rideout
Date Collected: 12/02/2016
Acquired by: Field Collection
Dimensions
Length: 5 "
Width: 4 1/8 "
Thickness: 2 5/8 "
Location
Martin Marietta Quarry
New Hanover County
North Carolina
United States
Comments
This amazing double valve specimen is a single oyster. It was found in the basal sands of the PeeDee Formation at a quarry in Southeastern North Carolina. These oysters are often found in association with Hardouinia mortonis and kellumi echinoids.
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