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Paleozoic Fossil Gallery - Bivalve (pelecypod)
Mollusca, Bivalvia
(Phylum, Class)
Fossil identification by Jo Cox unless otherwise noted
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Anatinacea
(Superfamily)
Allorisma terminale Period: Permian Location: north of Abilene, Texas Collection: Hardin-Simmons University Size: 119 mm long |
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Cypricardiacea
(Superfamily)
Astartella concentrica Period: Pennsylvanian Location: Bridgeport, Texas Collection: Hardin-Simmons University Size: 22 mm long |
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Nuculacea
(Superfamily)
Nucula ventricosa Period: Pennsylvanian Location: Bridgeport, Texas Collection: Hardin-Simmons University Size: 15 mm long |
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Pterinea
(Superfamily)
Myalina copei Period: Permian, Moran formation Location: Shackleford Co., Texas Collection: Abilene Christian University Natural History Collection Size: 71 mm long |
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