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Ctenoides scaber (Born, 1778)

Ctenoides scaber
Ctenoides scaber

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Limida
Family: Limidae
Genus: Ctenoides
Species: Ctenoides scaber (Born, 1778)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

San Salvador, Bahamas

Cuba

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Jamaica

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Grotto Beach Formation (Cockburn Town Member)
Ironshore Formation
Jaimanitas Formation
Bermont Formation [Common]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Common]
Hopegate Formation
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common]

Remarks

Common name: Flame scallop or rough fileclam.

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 420747

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 scaber from the Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Palm Beach County, Florida (UF 202113).
Ctenoides scaber from the Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Palm Beach County, Florida (UF 202113).
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