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Cheilea equestris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cheilea equestris
Cheilea equestris

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hipponicidae
Genus: Cheilea
Species: Cheilea equestris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

Cuba

Jamaica

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Falmouth Formation
Jaimanitas Formation
Bermont Formation [Uncommon]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Uncommon]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Questionable/rare]
Bowden 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:

For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog and WoRMS.

References: n/a

Online resources:

WoRMS record 212110

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on January 31, 2015. 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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Images

Cheilea equestris from the Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Palm Beach county, Florida (UF 51603).
Cheilea equestris from the Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Palm Beach county, Florida (UF 51603).
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