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Anodontia alba Link, 1807

Anodontia alba
Anodontia alba

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Lucinida
Family: Lucinidae
Genus: Anodontia
Species: Anodontia alba Link, 1807

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

Cuba

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Anastasia Formation
Coffee Mill Hammock Formation [Questionable/rare]
Fort Thompson Formation [Common]
Ironshore Formation
Jaimanitas Formation
Bermont Formation [Abundant]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Common]
Nashua Formation [Uncommon]
Jackson Bluff Formation [Common]
Tamiami Formation (Buckingham Limestone) [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Abundant]

Remarks

Common name: Buttercup lucine.

Synonymy: n/a

Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a

Other voucher specimens: n/a

Descriptions: n/a

Measurements: n/a

Other remarks:

For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog.

References: n/a

Online resources:

WoRMS record 493932

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on June 30, 2014. 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

Anodontia alba from the Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Palm Beach County, Florida (UF 200515).
Anodontia alba from the Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Palm Beach County, Florida (UF 200515).
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Anodontia alba from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70123).
Anodontia alba from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70123).
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