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  • Glycymeris americana


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    sixgill pete

    Taxonomy

    Bittersweet Clam

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Mollusca
    Class: Bivalvia
    Order: Arcoida
    Family: Glycymerididae
    Genus: Glycymeris
    Species: Glycymeris americana
    Author Citation (DeFrance, 1826)

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Cenozoic
    Period: Quaternary
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Pleistocene
    International Age: Gelasian

    Stratigraphy

    Waccamaw Formation

    Provenance

    Collector: Don Rideout
    Date Collected: 09/16/2017
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Length: 27.5 mm
    Width: 30 mm
    Thickness: 7.5 mm

    Location

    Private Marl Pit
    Columbus County
    North Carolina
    United States

    Comments

    This little clam, though rather common; is nice to find in great condition. This particular specimen is one of the nicer ones I have found in this location.




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