This specimen is a fossil scallop of the genus Chesapecten. It dates to the Miocene epoch. The fossil scallop has a fossil barnacle (405743) fused on top of the shell. The fossil scallop measures 13 cm x 10 cm.
- Catalog Number:
- 405742
- Object/Specimen Description:
- Specimen Count:
- 1
- Precise Locality:
Calvert Cliffs
- Locality:
- US Mid Atlantic (PA, NJ, MD, DE, DC, VA, WV)
- Collecting Locality:
- North America, United States, Maryland
- Upper Level Taxonomy:
- Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Autobranchia, Ostreiformii, Pectinida, Pectinidina, Pectinidae