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Ctenoides mitis (Lamarck, 1807)

Ctenoides mitis
Ctenoides mitis

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Limida
Family: Limidae
Genus: Ctenoides
Species: Ctenoides mitis (Lamarck, 1807)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

Cuba

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Jaimanitas Formation
Caloosahatchee Formation [Uncommon]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common]
Bermont Formation [Questionable/rare]

Remarks

Common name: Smooth flame scallop.

Synonymy:

Previously listed as Ctenoides floridana 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:

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

References: n/a

Online resources:

WoRMS record 420744

Page history:

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

Media

Images

Ctenoides mitis from either the Early Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Fm. or Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Glades County, Florida (UF 135674).
Ctenoides mitis from either the Early Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Fm. or Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Glades County, Florida (UF 135674).
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Ctenoides floridana from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (UF 172630).
Ctenoides floridana from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (UF 172630).
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