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Venus Clam
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Taxonomy
Venus Clam
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalva
Order: Veneridei
Family: Ungulinidae
Genus: Diplodonta
Species: Diplodonta subvexa
Author Citation (Conrad, 1838)
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Neogene
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Miocene
Stratigraphy
Choptank Formation
Drum Cliff
Biostratigraphy
Shattuck Zone 17
Provenance
Collector: Heather Siple
Date Collected: 07/03/2017
Acquired by: Field Collection
Dimensions
Height: 12 mm
Diameter: 28 mm
Location
St Leonard
Calvert County
Maryland
United States
Comments
Collected from matrix deposited in the Chesapeake Bay by landslide. These shells are extremely fragile and are not to be found loose on the beach. Most disintegrated when I was working the matrix. This specimen was donated to the Delaware Museum of Natural History.
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