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Codakia orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Codakia orbicularis
Codakia orbicularis

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Lucinida
Family: Lucinidae
Genus: Codakia
Species: Codakia orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

Cuba

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Jamaica

Venezuela

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Anastasia Formation
Coffee Mill Hammock Formation [Questionable/rare]
Falmouth Formation
Fort Thompson Formation [Uncommon]
Ironshore Formation
Jaimanitas Formation
Bermont Formation [Common]
Abisinia Formation
Caloosahatchee Formation [Common]
Tamiami Formation (Ochopee Limestone) [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common]
Playa Grande Formation

Remarks

Common name: Tiger lucine.

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.

References: n/a

Online resources:

WoRMS record 420787

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on July 1, 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.

Media

Images

Codakia orbicularis from the Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Palm Beach County, Florida (UF 174583).
Codakia orbicularis from the Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Palm Beach County, Florida (UF 174583).
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