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Mercenaria corrugata
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By sixgill pete (edited)
Taxonomy
Venus Clam
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Mercenaria
Species: Mercenaria corrugata
Author Citation (Lamark, 1818)
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Neogene
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Pliocene
International Age: Zanclean
Stratigraphy
Yorktown Formation
Rushmere Member
Provenance
Collector: Don Rideout
Date Collected: 06/11/2017
Acquired by: Field Collection
Dimensions
Width: 4 15/16 "
Thickness: 1 5/8 "
Location
Tar River
Edgecombe County
North Carolina
United States
Comments
Collected from the Rushmere Member of the Pliocene Yorktown Formation. Most of these, along with many of the other "clam" type bivalves are extremely crumbly and often fall apart when picked up. This specimen was dug out of the layer and is a great example of the species.
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