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Caryocorbula contracta (Say, 1822)

Caryocorbula contracta
Caryocorbula contracta

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Myida
Family: Corbulidae
Genus: Caryocorbula
Species: Caryocorbula contracta (Say, 1822)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Miocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Anastasia Formation [Questionable/rare]
Flanner Beach Formation [Uncommon]
Neuse Formation [Questionable/rare]
Norfolk Formation [Uncommon]
Pamlico Formation [Questionable/rare]
Canepatch Formation [Questionable/rare]
James City Formation [Questionable/rare]
Waccamaw Formation [Common]
Duplin Formation [Questionable/rare]
Raysor Formation [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common]
Waccamaw Formation (Lower)
Yorktown Formation
Pungo River 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 12, 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.

Media

Images

Caryocorbula contracta from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (PRI 70401).
Caryocorbula contracta from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (PRI 70401).
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Caryocorbula contracta from the Early Pleistocene James City Fm. of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 70477).
Caryocorbula contracta from the Early Pleistocene James City Fm. of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 70477).
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