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Agriopoma morrhuanum (Dall, 1902)

Agriopoma morrhuanum
Agriopoma morrhuanum

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Agriopoma
Species: Agriopoma morrhuanum (Dall, 1902)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Fort Thompson Formation [Questionable/rare]
Norfolk Formation [Questionable/rare]
Bermont Formation [Questionable/rare]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Questionable/rare]
Waccamaw Formation [Common]
Duplin Formation [Questionable/rare]
Jackson Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Questionable/rare]
Yorktown Formation [Uncommon]

Remarks

Common name: False quahog.

Synonymy:

Previously listed as Pitar morrhuanus on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life.

Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a

Other voucher specimens: n/a

Descriptions: n/a

Measurements: n/a

Other remarks: n/a

References: n/a

Online resources: n/a

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on February 23, 2018. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.

This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.

Media

Images

Pitar morrhuanus from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Fm. of Isle of Wight County, Virginia (SDSM 112638).
Pitar morrhuanus from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Fm. of Isle of Wight County, Virginia (SDSM 112638).
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Pitar morrhuanus from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Fm. of Isle of Wight County, Virginia (SDSM 113049).
Pitar morrhuanus from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Fm. of Isle of Wight County, Virginia (SDSM 113049).
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