Edited by I_gotta_rock
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Murex Snail
Kingdom: Animalia
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Neogene
Epoch: Miocene
Choptank Formation
Drum Cliff Member
Collector: Heather Siple
Date Collected: 07/03/2018
Acquired by: Field Collection
Length: 3.5 cm
Width: 4.0 cm
Height: 3.2 cm
Matoaka Beach
Calvert County
Maryland
United States
Unusual coloration. Typically these are red, sometimes with buff patches, but not usually all buff. The broken areas show the buff color to be a layer on the outside as there is red showing through the breakage.
Collected from fallen cliff matrix in the bay containing index fossils of the Drum Cliff Member, Shattuck Zone 18.
Donated to the Delaware Museum of Natural History
Edited by I_gotta_rock
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