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Argopecten gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Argopecten gibbus
Argopecten gibbus

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Argopecten
Species: Argopecten gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Virginia

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Anastasia Formation [Uncommon]
Coffee Mill Hammock Formation [Questionable/rare]
Fort Thompson Formation [Uncommon]
Norfolk Formation [Questionable/rare]
Pamlico Formation [Questionable/rare]
Bermont Formation [Common]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Common]
Nashua Formation [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Questionable/rare]
Yorktown Formation [Questionable/rare]

Remarks

Common name: n/a

Synonymy: n/a

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 March 16, 2022. 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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Images

Argopecten gibbous from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 50125).
Argopecten gibbous from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 50125).
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