Pecten; Fossil Scallop (Pecten latissimus)


Fossilized Scallop or Fossil Shell, also referred to as the Pecten Shell; Pecten latissimus.

Location
Marseilles, France

Genus
Chlamys latissima sp.

Other Nomenclature
Giganto Pecten
Chlamys latissima
Chlamys latissimus
Pecten latissima
Pecten latissimus
Pecten Plaque
Pecten Plate
Pecten Group
Pecten Scallops
Pecten Shells
Scallop Commune
Fossil Shell Commune
Giant Pecten
Fossil Pecten Shells
Pecten Assemblage
Fossil Shell assemblage
Fossil Scallop assemblage

Geological Age
Cenozoic Era, Late [Lower] Miocene Period; Aquitanian Stage, approximately 24-20 million years ago  


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