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Panopea floridana |
 | | For those know about these fossil shells you know what a rare find this is. This fossil panopea floridana is not broke with the large gap on the one side the animal that was inside was to large for its shell and they lived about 3 feet under the sea floor. |
| | Panopea age can be calculated by the annual growth rings like a tree. |
| | Present day panopeas are known to live in depths of 2 feet to more than 250 feet deep. |
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