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Austromacoma constricta (Bruguiere, 1792)

Austromacoma constricta
Austromacoma constricta

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Tellinidae
Genus: Austromacoma
Species: Austromacoma constricta (Bruguiere, 1792)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Ironshore Formation
Bermont Formation [Uncommon]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Uncommon]
Nashua Formation [Questionable/rare]
Jackson Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Uncommon]

Remarks

Common name: Constricted macoma.

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 880005

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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Austromacoma constricta from the Late Pleistocene (formation unknown) of Manatee County, Florida (UF 14275).
Austromacoma constricta from the Late Pleistocene (formation unknown) of Manatee County, Florida (UF 14275).
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