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Cymatosyrinx lunata (Lea, 1843)

Cymatosyrinx lunata
Cymatosyrinx lunata

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Drillidae
Genus: Cymatosyrinx
Species: Cymatosyrinx lunata (Lea, 1843)

Information

Geological Range

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Miocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Coffee Mill Hammock Formation
Fort Thompson Formation
Bermont Formation [Questionable/rare]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Common]
Chowan River Formation
Nashua Formation [Uncommon]
Waccamaw Formation [Uncommon]
Croatan Formation (Lower)
Duplin Formation [Uncommon]
Jackson Bluff Formation [Common]
Raysor Formation [Common]
Tamiami Formation
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common]
Yorktown Formation [Common]
Yorktown Formation (Moore House Member)
Goose Creek Formation [Questionable/rare]
Chipola Formation

Remarks

Common name: n/a

Synonymy: n/a

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:

WoRMS record 1464811

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on January 4, 2018. 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

Cymatosyrinx lunata from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70250).
Cymatosyrinx lunata from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70250).
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Cymatosyrinx lunata from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70276).
Cymatosyrinx lunata from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70276).
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Cymatosyrinx lunata from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Formation of Isle of Wight County, Virginia (SDSM 112642).
Cymatosyrinx lunata from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Formation of Isle of Wight County, Virginia (SDSM 112642).
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