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Shell
The SCARP shell assemblage was analyzed by Arthur W. Vokes; most analysis focused on the shell assemblages from Bailey Ruin and Pottery Hill. The table below (after Vokes 1999: 407, 425) shows the genera, minimum number of individuals (MNI), and biotic province of origin identified in the SCARP shell assemblage.
| Genus |
MNI |
Biotic Province |
| Glycymeris |
38 |
Gulf of California |
| Laevicardium |
8 |
Gulf and Coast |
| Argopecten |
2 |
Gulf of California |
| Pteria/Pinctada |
4 |
Gulf and Coast |
| Spondylus/Chama |
1 |
Gulf and Coast |
| Chione |
1 |
Gulf and Coast |
| Olivella |
184 |
Gulf of California |
| Conus |
10 |
Gulf and Coast |
| Turritella |
3 |
Gulf and Coast |
| Cerithidea |
3 |
Gulf and Coast |
| Columbella |
4 |
Gulf of California |
| Agaronia |
2 |
Gulf of California |
| Oliva |
3 |
Gulf of California |
| Nassarius |
1 |
Gulf of California |
| Turbo |
1 |
Gulf of California |
| Polinices |
1 |
Gulf of California |
| Cantharus/Solenosteria |
1 |
Gulf of California |
| Morula |
2 |
Gulf of California |
| Haliotis |
3 |
California Coast |
| Anodonta |
25 |
n/a |
Vokes' full analysis, including a discussion of shell artifacts, is available in Living on the Edge of the Rim, volume 2.
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