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Peilinia quadriplicata
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By Tony G.
Taxonomy
Oyster
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreoida
Family: Ostreidae
Genus: Peilinia
Species: Peilinia quadriplicata
Author Citation Shumard
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Mesozoic
Period: Cretaceous
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Early
Stratigraphy
Washita Group
Main Street Formation
Provenance
Collector: Tony Gagler
Date Collected: 07/01/1990
Acquired by: Field Collection
Dimensions
Length: 2 "
Width: 1 1/2 "
Thickness: 7/16 "
Location
Roanoke
Denton County
Texas
United States
Comments
Upper valve only. The genus of this has used several genera. Currently Peilinia is accepted (Kues, 1997) it has also been Ostrea and Lopha in several publications.
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