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Sunset shell
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Taxonomy
Faroe sunset shell
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Psammobiidae
Genus: Gari
Species: Gari fervensis
Author Citation Gmelin
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Quaternary
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Pleistocene
International Age: Eemian
Stratigraphy
Eem Formation
Provenance
Collector: Max Dereme
Date Collected: 04/19/2015
Acquired by: Field Collection
Location
Maasvlakte 2
South Holland
Netherlands
Comments
This very nice and rare sunset shell was found in an extension of the Rotterdam airport, known as the Maasvlakte 2. One of the favorite bivalves of my collection
Another name of this species is Psammobia fervensis, but this name is no longer accepted.
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