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Chionopsis crenata (Gmelin, 1791)

Chionopsis crenata
Chionopsis crenata

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Chionopsis
Species: Chionopsis crenata (Gmelin, 1791)

Information

Geological Range

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Bermont Formation [Uncommon]
Bear Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Uncommon]
Nashua Formation [Common]
Waccamaw Formation [Common]
Duplin Formation [Common]
Raysor Formation [Common]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common]
Yorktown Formation [Uncommon]

Remarks

Common name: n/a

Synonymy:

Previously listed as Chionopsis cribraria on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life.

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 July 9, 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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Chionopsis cribraria from the Plio-Pleistocene (formation unknown) of Sarasota County, Florida (UF 34862).
Chionopsis cribraria from the Plio-Pleistocene (formation unknown) of Sarasota County, Florida (UF 34862).
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