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Surf clam
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Taxonomy
Surf clam
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Mactridae
Genus: Spisula
Species: Spisula solida
Author Citation Linnaeus (1758)
Geological Time Scale
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Quaternary
Epoch: Pleistocene
International Age: Eemian
Stratigraphy
Eem Formation
Provenance
Collector: Max Dereme
Date Collected: 02/04/2018
Acquired by: Field Collection
Location
Sand Motor (Zandmotor)
South Holland
Netherlands
Comments
A surf clam from the Zandmotor. These are incredibly common and pretty much litter the beach.
Edit: I used to think that these were Mactra plistoneerlandica, aka Mactra stultorum plistoneerlandica, but didn't realize my mistake till recently.
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