Protocardia texana

Protocardia
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Taxon: Protocardia texana (Conrad)
Locality: Youngsport, Bell County, TX
Age: Albian Stage, Cretaceous Period
Rock unit: Walnut Formation
Collector: W. Itano

Protocardia is distinguished by having concentric striations on part of the shell and radial ones at one end. The radial striations are barely visible in this specimen on the right side. The length is 5.5 cm.


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