Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Bivalvia |
| Order: Carditida |
| Family: Carditidae |
| Genus: Carditamera |
| Species: Carditamera arata (Conrad, 1832) |
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Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Coffee Mill Hammock Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Fort Thompson Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Pamlico Formation |
| Bermont Formation [Uncommon] |
| Bear Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Abundant] |
| Chowan River Formation [Uncommon] |
| Nashua Formation [Common] |
| Waccamaw Formation [Common] |
| Croatan Formation (Lower) |
| Duplin Formation [Common] |
| Duplin / Raysor Formations [Questionable/rare] |
| Jackson Bluff Formation [Common] |
| Raysor Formation [Common] |
| Tamiami Formation (Ochopee Limestone) |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Abundant] |
| Yorktown Formation [Common] |
Remarks
Common name: n/a
Synonymy: n/a
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from Conrad, 1832, p. 20):
“Oblong, with about 15 profoundly elevated scaly ribs; dorsal and basal margins parallel; anterior side very short; posterior margin oblique, angular above; inner margin crenate.
Localities. Newbern, N.C. Mr. Nuttall; James River, near Smithfield, and York Town, Va.; near Easton, Md.; Cumberland county, N.J.”
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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 June 25, 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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