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Ctena orbiculata (Montagu, 1808)

Ctena orbiculata
Ctena orbiculata

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Lucinida
Family: Lucinidae
Genus: Ctena
Species: Ctena orbiculata (Montagu, 1808)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

Cuba

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Jamaica

Stratigraphic Occurrences

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

Remarks

Common name: Dwarf 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 420788

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.

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Images

Ctena orbiculata from the Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Palm Beach County, Florida (UF 161104).
Ctena orbiculata from the Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Palm Beach County, Florida (UF 161104).
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