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From the album: MY FOSSIL Collection - Dpaul7
Plicatula marginata Bivalve SITE LOCATION: James City Formation, Beaufort Co., North Carolina, USA TIME PERIOD: Pleistocene age (2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago) Data: The Plicatulidae are a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks, known commonly as kitten's paws or kittenpaws.[1] These bivalves are related to oysters and scallops. The family is monotypic, having a single genus, with seven species. Plicatulidae are small, with weakly convex shells which are irregularly oval or even almost triangular. Typically, they attach themselves to a hard surface by the right valve. The ligament is internal and triangular. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Ostreoida Family: Plicatulidae Genus: Plicatula Species: †marginata-
- beaufort co. north carolina
- james city formation
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From the album: MY FOSSIL Collection - Dpaul7
Plicatula marginata Bivalve SITE LOCATION: James City Formation, Beaufort Co., North Carolina, USA TIME PERIOD: Pleistocene age (2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago) Data: The Plicatulidae are a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks, known commonly as kitten's paws or kittenpaws.[1] These bivalves are related to oysters and scallops. The family is monotypic, having a single genus, with seven species. Plicatulidae are small, with weakly convex shells which are irregularly oval or even almost triangular. Typically, they attach themselves to a hard surface by the right valve. The ligament is internal and triangular. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Ostreoida Family: Plicatulidae Genus: Plicatula Species: †marginata-
- beaufort co. north carolina
- james city formation
- (and 2 more)
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From the album: MY FOSSIL Collection - Dpaul7
Plicatula marginata Bivalve SITE LOCATION: James City Formation, Beaufort Co., North Carolina, USA TIME PERIOD: Pleistocene age (2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago) Data: The Plicatulidae are a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks, known commonly as kitten's paws or kittenpaws.[1] These bivalves are related to oysters and scallops. The family is monotypic, having a single genus, with seven species. Plicatulidae are small, with weakly convex shells which are irregularly oval or even almost triangular. Typically, they attach themselves to a hard surface by the right valve. The ligament is internal and triangular. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Ostreoida Family: Plicatulidae Genus: Plicatula Species: †marginata-
- beaufort co. north carolina
- james city formation
- (and 2 more)
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From the album: MY FOSSIL Collection - Dpaul7
Plicatula marginata Bivalve SITE LOCATION: James City Formation, Beaufort Co., North Carolina, USA TIME PERIOD: Pleistocene age (2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago) Data: The Plicatulidae are a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks, known commonly as kitten's paws or kittenpaws.[1] These bivalves are related to oysters and scallops. The family is monotypic, having a single genus, with seven species. Plicatulidae are small, with weakly convex shells which are irregularly oval or even almost triangular. Typically, they attach themselves to a hard surface by the right valve. The ligament is internal and triangular. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Ostreoida Family: Plicatulidae Genus: Plicatula Species: †marginata-
- beaufort co. north carolina
- james city formation
- (and 2 more)