Fossil Bivalve Shells ID Page

Family: Spondylidae - Thorny Oyster


Spondyius rotundatus
Spondylus
rotundatus
otherwise known
as a thorny oyster.

#97
         

Family: Pectinidae


Amusium sp.
Amusium sp.

#163		 Pectin carolina
Pectin dodonium

#94		 Lindapecten muscosus
Lindapecten
muscosus

#173
         

Freshwater Bivalves:


Elliptio - beautiful fossil fresh water bivalve
Elliptio beautiful
fossil fresh water
bivalve click on the
photo to see the
inside. WOW!

#106
         

Family: Glycymerididae - Bittersweet Clams


Glycymeris americana
Glycymeris
americana

#156
         

Family Gryphaeidae - Ostreidae  Oysters



Hyotissa haitensis
Hyotissa haitensis
extinct

#162		 Ostrea subdigitalina
Ostrea
subdigitalina

#160		 Crassostrea virginica
Crassostrea virginica

#152		 Ostrea sculpturata
Ostrea sculpturata

#146		 Large Fossil Oyster type unknown
Large Fossil
Oyster Shells,
type unknown.

#139
Placunanomia plicata
Placunanomia plicata

#135		 Plicatula hunterae
Plicatula hunterae

#47		      


Family: Limidae  - Lima Shells


Lima floridana
Lima floridana

#105
         

Family: Anomildae - Jingle Shells



Anomia simplex jingle shell
Anomia simplex
Jingle Shell

#138
         

Family: Crassatellidae - Crassinellas


Eucrassatella speciosa
Eucrassatella speciosa

#37
         

Family: Hiatellidae - Geoduck Clams



Panopea floridana
Panopea floridana
extinct

#58
         


Family: Veneridae - Clams

Macrocallista nimbosa
Macrocallista
nimbosa

#49		 Macrocallista maculata
Macrocallista
maculata

#165		 Chione elevata
Chione elevata

#149		 Chione latilirata
Chione latilirata

#39		 Dosinia elegans
Dosinia elegans

#48

Mercenaria campechiensis
Mercenaria
campechiensis
Quahog Clam

#182

        


Family: Solecurtidae - Razor Clams

Solecurtus cumingianus - fossil razor clam
Solecurtus cumingianus
fossil razor clam

#108
         


Family: Tellinidae - Tellin Shells

Tellina alternata
Tellina alternata

#140
 Tellina magna
Tellina magna


#153
 Psammotreta intastriata
Psammotreta
intastriata

#159
         


Family: Pharidae - Jacknife Clam


Ensis directus
Ensis directus
Fossil jacknife clam.

#158
         


Family: Cardildae - Cockle Shells


Trachycardium egmontianum
Trachycardium
egmontianum

#38

Laevicaardium laevigatum wagnerianum
Laevicaardium
laevigatum
wagnerianum

#181

 Dinocardium robustum
Dinocardium
robustum

#190
         


Family: Mactridae - Surf Clams



Raeta plicatella
Raeta plicatella
very fragile

#109
         


Family: Chamidae - Jewel boxes


Arcinella cornuta also known as spiney jewel box
Arcinella cornuta

#40		 Chama wilcoxiana
Chama wilcoxiana

#136		 Chama heilprini
Chama heilprini
Extinct

#112
         


Family: Lucinidae



Miltha caloosaensis
Miltha caloosaensis
extinct

#113		 Lucina pensylvanica
Lucina pensylvanica

#36		 Codakia orbicularis
Codakia orbicularis

#98		 Andonitia alba
Andonitia alba

#115		 Armimiltha disciformis
Armimiltha
disciformis
extinct

#93
Miltha carmenae
Miltha carmenae
extinct

#174		        
         

Family: Mytillidae - Mussel Shells



Brachidontes venustuss
Brachidontes venustus
small fragile shell

#118		 Perna Conradiana
Perna conradiana

#168		 Modiolus americanus
Modiolus americanus
very fragile-rare for
fossil

#119
         

Tellidora


Tellidora lunata
Tellidora crista
very fragile

#72		        
         

Family: Pteriidae
Pteria colymbus
Pteria colymbus
very fragile

#71		        
         


Family: Pinnidae
Fossil Pen Shell
Fossil Pen Shell

#193		        
         

Family: Arcidae - Ark Shells



Anadara improcera
Anadara improcera

#90		 Anadara rustica
Anadara rustica

#91		 Arca wagneriana
Arca wagneriana
extinct

#92