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Grammysia bisulcata Conrad, 1838

Grammysia bisulcata
Grammysia bisulcata

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiidia
Family: Grammysiidae
Genus: Grammysia
Species: Grammysia bisulcata Conrad, 1838

Information

Geological Range

Middle Devonian

Paleogeographic Distribution

New York

Ohio

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Traverse Group
Silica Formation
Hamilton Group
Marcellus Formation
Ludlowville Formation
Moscow Formation

References

Kesling, Robert, 1975 (reprinted 2012), Strata and Megafossils of the Middle Devonian Silica Formation

Description

Remarks

From Wilson (2014, p. 155): “Medium-sized to large ovoid shell, with broadly curved ventral margin, with contraction in the center. A strong fold and furrow extending down from the beak of each valve is characteristic of this species. Surface marked with fine concentric growth lines, in some portions aggregated together.” Size 50-70 mm.

Online Resources

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Media

Images

Grammysia bisculata Hall image
Grammysia bisculata Hall (UMMP IP 61376)
Grammysia bisculata Hall image
Grammysia bisculata Hall (UMMP IP 82658)

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Grammysia bisulcata (PRI 76730)

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