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Mercenaria corrugata
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By MikeR
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Mercenaria
Species: Mercenaria corrugata
Author Citation (Lamarck, 1818)
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Neogene
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Pliocene
International Age: Piacenzian
Stratigraphy
Tamiami Formation
Pinecrest Sand Member
Provenance
Collector: Michael Reagin
Date Collected: 04/09/2011
Acquired by: Field Collection
Dimensions
Width: 121 mm
Height: 106 mm
Thickness: 70 mm
Location
SMR Phase 8 pit
Sarasota County
Florida
United States
Comments
Extinct Quahog. Commonly found within Bed 10 of the Pinecrest Member.
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