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Caryocorbula auroraensis Ward and Blackwelder, 1987

Caryocorbula auroraensis
Caryocorbula auroraensis

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Myida
Family: Corbulidae
Genus: Caryocorbula
Species: Caryocorbula auroraensis Ward and Blackwelder, 1987

Information

Geological Range

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

North Carolina

Stratigraphic Occurrences

James City Formation [Questionable/rare]
Waccamaw Formation
Waccamaw Formation (Lower)
Yorktown Formation

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 December 11, 2017. 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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Caryocorbula auroraensis from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (PRI 70393-1).
Caryocorbula auroraensis from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (PRI 70393-1).
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Caryocorbula auroraensis from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (PRI 70393-2).
Caryocorbula auroraensis from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (PRI 70393-2).
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Caryocorbula auroraensis from the Early Pleistocene James City Fm. of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 70503).
Caryocorbula auroraensis from the Early Pleistocene James City Fm. of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 70503).
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