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Lirophora latilirata
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Taxonomy
Venus Clam
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Veneridea
Genus: Lirophora
Species: Lirophora latilirata
Author Citation Conrad, 1841
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: 02/23/2018
Acquired by: Field Collection
Dimensions
Width: 24.8 mm
Thickness: 15.8 mm
Location
Private Marl Pit
Columbus County
North Carolina
United States
Comments
Single valves are an extremely common find at this site. However, this is the first double valve specimen I have found. A very interesting looking little bivalve.
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