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Mercenaria campechiensis
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By MikeR
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Mercenaria
Species: Mercenaria campechiensis
Author Citation (Gmelin, 1791)
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Quaternary
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Pleistocene
International Age: Upper Pleistocene
Stratigraphy
Flanners Beach Formation
Provenance
Collector: Michael Reagin
Date Collected: 05/26/2013
Acquired by: Field Collection
Dimensions
Width: 164 mm
Height: 131 mm
Thickness: 92 mm
Location
Neuse River
Pamlico County
North Carolina
United States
Comments
Survives today as the Southern Quahog. A common food source of clam strips.
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