Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Bivalvia |
| Order: Pectinida |
| Family: Pectinidae |
| Genus: Carolinapecten |
| Species: Carolinapecten eboreus (Conrad, 1833) |
Information
Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Bermont Formation [Uncommon] |
| Bear Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Common] |
| Chowan River Formation [Uncommon] |
| James City Formation [Uncommon] |
| Nashua Formation [Common] |
| Waccamaw Formation [Common] |
| Croatan Formation [Uncommon] |
| Duplin Formation [Common] |
| Duplin / Raysor Formations [Uncommon] |
| Jackson Bluff Formation [Common] |
| Raysor Formation [Common] |
| Tamiami Formation [Common] |
| Tamiami Formation (Buckingham Limestone) [Questionable/rare] |
| Tamiami Formation (Lower) [Questionable/rare] |
| Tamiami Formation (Ochopee Limestone) [Common] |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Abundant] |
| Yorktown Formation [Common] |
| Yorktown Formation (Mogarts Beach Clay) |
| Goose Creek 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, 1833, p. 341):
“Shell suborbicular, compressed, thin, a little oblique; ribs about twenty two, rounded, little elevated and smooth; inferior valve nearly flat. Length, two inches.”
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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 October 7, 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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