RescueMJ Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Clast bivalve....that is all I know about this specimen I collected. It is preserved very well. I found it in a spoil pile after they dug out a lake. It is my favorite shell fossil. If you could ID it for me, that would be super. Found in North Port, FL. 10 miles East of Venice, FL. The clast is 4inches x 4 inches x 4 inches. Other fossil material in that area ranges from Meg teeth, whale vertebrae, Equus. ID appreciated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 I think the term you are looking for is "cast" rather than "clast". Perhaps something similar to Arca biformis? @MikeR 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 It is in the Family Arcidae, however since it is an internal cast I don't think you could put a species name on it. I would call it Anadara sp. 3 "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, MikeR said: It is in the Family Arcidae, however since it is an internal cast I don't think you could put a species name on it. I would call it Anadara sp. Thanks for weighing in, Mike! 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RescueMJ Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 Thank you both for the information. Appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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