Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Bivalvia |
| Order: Imparidentia |
| Family: Tellinidae |
| Genus: Apolymetis |
| Species: Apolymetis chipolana (Dall, 1900) |
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Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Chipola Formation |
Remarks
Common name: n/a
Synonymy:
Synonymous with Metis chipolana.
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from Dall, 1900, p. 1042):
“Oligocene of the Chipola horizon, at Alum Bluff and the Chipola River, Florida; Burns.
Shell small for the genus, nearly equilateral, not quite equivalve, the left valve slightly larger, evenly rounded in front, pointed and attenuated behind; beaks low, lunule and escutcheon deeply impressed, narrow; posterior end markedly flexed, with an obvious fold or emargination of the valve just above the posterior basal angle; surface finely radially striate, with a fine concentric lamellation which is more distinct towards the base and over the fold; pallial sinus obliquely ascending, free from the pallial line below, as in Arcopagia. Lon. 44, alt. 36, diam. 16 mm.
This species is smoother and more regular than any of the other forms known from America, and recalls M. Dombeyi of the Pacific recent fauna.”
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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 July 8, 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.
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