Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Bivalvia |
| Order: Cardiida |
| Family: Cardiidae |
| Genus: Cerastoderma |
| Species: Cerastoderma virginianum (Conrad, 1839) |
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Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Jackson Bluff Formation [Common] |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common] |
| Yorktown Formation [Common] |
Remarks
Common name: n/a
Synonymy:
Previously listed as Planicardium virginianum on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life.
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from Conrad, 1839, p. 51):
“Shell very oblique, convex-depressed; ribs about 26, broad, flat; interstices narrow and very shallow; summit narrow and not very prominent, oblique; anterior margin rectilinear, extremity angular; posterior extremity rounded; basal margin very long, arcuated. Length about 4 inches. Locality, James river, near Smithfield.”
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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 19, 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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