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Carinorbis lyra (Conrad, 1834)

Carinorbis lyra
Carinorbis lyra

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Pylopulmonata
Family: Amathinidae
Genus: Carinorbis
Species: Carinorbis lyra (Conrad, 1834)

Information

Geological Range

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Bear Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare]
Caloosahatchee Formation
Chowan River Formation [Uncommon]
Waccamaw Formation [Questionable/rare]
Duplin Formation [Uncommon]
Duplin / Raysor Formations [Uncommon]
Jackson Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare]
Raysor Formation [Common]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common]
Yorktown Formation [Common]
Yorktown Formation (Sunken Meadow Member)

Remarks

Common name: n/a

Synonymy:

Previously listed as Fossarus lyra on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life.

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:

WoRMS record 1479959

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on February 9, 2018. 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

Fossarus lyra from the Pliocene Yorktown Fm. (Sunken Meadow Member) of Frederick County, Virginia (SDSM 109767).
Fossarus lyra from the Pliocene Yorktown Fm. (Sunken Meadow Member) of Frederick County, Virginia (SDSM 109767).
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