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Anadara aequalitas (Tucker and Wilson, 1932)

Anadara aequalitas
Anadara aequalitas

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Family: Arcidae
Genus: Anadara
Species: Anadara aequalitas (Tucker and Wilson, 1932)

Information

Geological Range

Pleistocene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Fort Thompson Formation
Bermont Formation
Caloosahatchee Formation
Nashua Formation
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds)

References

Tucker and Wilson (1932): p. 41.

Remarks

Original description from Tucker and Wilson (1932, p. 41):

“Shell somewhat thicker than typical A. rustica Tuomey and Holmes from the Waccamaw of South Carolina. Beaks only slightly elevated, sulcus absent. Auriculation well developed in young specimens. Usually only sixteen ribs. Interspaces deeply excavated, usually same width as interspaces. None of the posterior ribs increase as markedly in width as do those in A. rustica. Height 51; width 39 mm. Specimens in the Cornell Paleontology Museum from Acme, N. C. are apparently related to this species. However, both left valves show a strongly marked sulcus. Holotype.–Paleont. Mus., Cornell Univ. Localities—-Port Mayaca, Fla.; Prairie Creek, Fla.; LaBelle, Fla.”

Online Resources

WoRMS 1814530.

Paleobiology Database 157127.

Media

Images

Photograph of Anadara aequalitas from the Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Palm Beach County, Florida (UF 126161).
Anadara aequalitas from the Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Palm Beach County, Florida (UF 126161).
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Photographs of Anadara aequalitas from Tucker and Wilson (1932).
Photographs of Anadara aequalitas from Tucker and Wilson (1932; pl. 1, fig. 2, pl. 2, fig. 6, pl. 3, fig. 7, and pl. 5, fig. 1).
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