This virtual collection was last curated by Jaleigh Pier on August 16, 2019. 
Each model is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Unless otherwise indicated, each model was created by Emily Hauf using specimens at the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York.
Order Adapedonta
Family Hiatellidae
Fossil geoduck clam Panopea americana from the Miocene Choptank Formation at Calvert Cliffs, Maryland (PRI 50574). Specimen is on display at the Museum of the Earth, Ithaca, New York. Length of specimen is approximately 17 cm.
Order Anomalodesmata
Family Pholadomyidae
Fossil bivalve Wilkingia sp. from the Permian Kaibab Limestone of Arizona (PRI 49748). Specimen is on display at the Museum of the Earth, Ithaca, New York. Length of shell is approximately 11 cm.
Order Carditida
Family Crassatellidae
Fossil specimen of one valve of the clam Eucrassatella speciosa from the upper Pliocene Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70751). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution. Shell length is 48.5 mm.
Order Hippuritida (rudist bivalves)
Fossil specimen of a rudist bivalve from the Cretaceous of Comanche County, Texas (PRI T-1204). Specimen is from the teaching collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Length of specimen is approximately 6 cm.
Family Caprinulidae
Fossil specimen of the rudist bivalve Sellaea sp. from the Cretaceous Edwards Limestone of Hill County, Texas (PRI 42055). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Length of specimen is approximately 9 cm.
Family Hippuritidae
Fossil specimen of the rudist bivalve Hippurites radiosus from the Cretaceous of Dordogne, France (PRI 80129). Specimen is from the research collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Length of specimen is 21 cm.
Order Lucinida
Family Lucinidae
Fossil specimen of the bivalve Anodontia alba from the Plio-Pleistocene of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 40915). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution. Maximum diameter of specimen is approximately 6 cm.
Fossil specimen of the bivalve Armimiltha disciformis from the Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Fm. of Florida (PRI 76746). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Longest dimension of specimen is approximately 7 cm.
Order Myida
Family Myidae
Fossil bivalve specimen of Mya truncata from the Paleocene Montesano Formation of Washington (PRI 76899). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Longest dimention of specimen is approximately 5.5 cm. Model by Jaleigh Pier.
Order Venerida
Family Chamidae
Fossil bivalve left valve specimen of Chama crassa from the Pliocene of Florida (PRI 44161). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Longest dimention of specimen is approximately 7 cm. Model by Jaleigh Pier.
Fossil bivalve right valve specimen of Chama crassa from the Pliocene of Florida (PRI 44161). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Longest dimention of specimen is approximately 5.5 cm. Model by Jaleigh Pier.
Family Veneridae
Fossil specimen of the bivalve Mercenaria mercenaria from the Quaternary of St. Mary’s County, Maryland (PRI 76728). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Width of specimen is approximately 10 cm.
Fossil specimen of the bivalve Mercenaria mercenaria from the Quaternary of St. Mary’s County, Maryland (PRI 76728). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Width of specimen is approximately 10 cm.
A worn fossil specimen of the bivalve Mercenaria mercenaria that has been extensively bored into by the sponge Clionia sulphurea and encrusted by the scleractinian coral Astrangia danae. Specimen is from the research collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Length of shell is approximately 8.5 cm.
Fossil shells of the bivalve Eurhomalea sp. from the Eocene La Meseta Formation of Antarctica (PRI 65454). Specimen is from the research collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Longest dimension of specimen is approximately 13.5 cm.
Fossil specimens of the clam Cyclorismina marwicki from the Eocene La Meseta Formation of Seymour Island, Antarctica (PRI 59142). Note external mold on back of rock. Specimen is from the research collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Length of specimen is approximately 16 cm.