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CLAM IN THE SHELL

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Found this in my yard in SW Washington long ago. Looking over what I believed were my fossils, I noticed what appears to be the clam in the shell I thought was fossilized. Is it? Not sure where the shell was originally found. Possibly So. Washington or Oregon coast. 

measures 4 cm. I can feel it. 

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hemipristis Regular Member

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My guess is  you're looking at the attachment location from a barnacle or oyster that is long gone

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To me, it looks like the adductor muscle attachment, with which the animal closed its shell.

I also think it might be an oyster.

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