Kimber Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Help. What are these neat little fossil shells? Palmetto Florida found in the dirt pile delivered for housing project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminal Stareasaurus Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 The bottom picture...the shell in the middle is a Common Florida Clam. The name for it has something to do with 'frilly'. It would have had long spines coming from the top shell. When we find them like this they are always broken off. At least that's what I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimber Posted June 21, 2023 Author Share Posted June 21, 2023 8 minutes ago, Donna Straw said: The bottom picture...the shell in the middle is a Common Florida Clam. The name for it has something to do with 'frilly'. It would have had long spines coming from the top shell. When we find them like this they are always broken off. At least that's what I think. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Chama willcoxii. Plio-Pleistocene in age. Extinct. https://neogeneatlas.net/species/chama-willcoxi/ Mike 3 1 "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...
digit Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 You are probably thinking of the name Leafy Jewel Box. Does look to be a species in the genus Chama. @MikeR weighed-in on a similar topic some years back. This may be the same or similar species. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimber Posted June 21, 2023 Author Share Posted June 21, 2023 9 hours ago, MikeR said: Chama willcoxii. Plio-Pleistocene in age. Extinct. https://neogeneatlas.net/species/chama-willcoxi/ Mike Thank you !! Glad to figure it out . I've found a bunch and they are very neat . Kimber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimber Posted June 21, 2023 Author Share Posted June 21, 2023 9 hours ago, MikeR said: Chama willcoxii. Plio-Pleistocene in age. Extinct. https://neogeneatlas.net/species/chama-willcoxi/ Mike Thank you Thank you! Glad we figured it out. Kimber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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