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Rudist bivalve

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States

Unlike most clams, rudists have one longer shell.

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Title: Rudist bivalve
Location: St. Mametz, France, Europe
Type: Fossil
Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
USNM Catalog Number(s): PAL534208
Scientific Name: <i>Hippurites radiosus Des Moulins, 1826</i>
Photo Credit: Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
Geologic Age: Mesozoic - Cretaceous - Upper/Late
Field: Paleobiology

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