Anomia argentaria, FIC1318


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Description

Isolated valve of a marine clam. The shell is very thin and nearly circular. The broken margin exhibits bright silver luster referenced in the species name. Exterior morphology is marked by very fine concentric striae.


Subject

  • Biology
  • Paleontology


Details

Date
1805
Creator
Tuomey, Michael, 1805-1857
Publisher
University of South Carolina. McKissick Museum.
Coverage
South Carolina, United States
Relations
Historic Southern Naturalists