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  • Ostreidae


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    Taxonomy

    Oyster

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Mollusca
    Class: Bivalvia
    Order: Ostreoida
    Family: Ostreidae
    Genus: Indet.
    Species: Indet.

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Mesozoic
    Period: Cretaceous
    Epoch: Late

    Stratigraphy

    Mount Laurel Formation

    Provenance

    Collector: Heather Siple
    Date Collected: 10/16/2016
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Length: 25 mm
    Width: 16 mm
    Height: 6 mm

    Location

    Reedy Point spoils pile -North Side
    New Castle County
    Delaware
    United States

    Comments

    Very similar to Afalcate, but I hesitate to identify it as such because it is not hooked like O. falcata. It does not appear to be broken anywhere.




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