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  • Chama congregata

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    By sixgill pete (edited)

    Taxonomy

    Jewel Box Clam

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Mollusca
    Class: Bivalvia
    Order: Veneroida
    Family: Chamidae
    Genus: Chama
    Species: Chama congregata
    Author Citation Conrad, 1833

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Cenozoic
    Period: Neogene
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Pliocene
    International Age: Zanclean

    Stratigraphy

    Yorktown Formation
    Rushmere Member

    Provenance

    Collector: Don Rideout
    Date Collected: 06/11/2017
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Length: 37.2 mm
    Width: 26.9 mm
    Thickness: 17.4 mm

    Location

    Tar River
    Edgecombe County
    North Carolina
    United States

    Comments

    A very uncommon find. Especially without it crumbling in your hand upon touching. 

    Go to fossils Bivalves

    User Feedback


    sixgill pete

    Thanks Rick. I think I misspelled it in every one of my posts.

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