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Donax fossor Say, 1822

Donax fossor
Donax fossor

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Donacidae
Genus: Donax
Species: Donax fossor Say, 1822

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Georgia

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Satilla Formation [Questionable/rare]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Uncommon]
Jackson Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare]
Raysor Formation [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds)

Remarks

Common name: Fossor coquina.

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 420903

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on January 5, 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

Donax fossor from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (PRI 70394).
Donax fossor from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (PRI 70394).
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Donax fossor from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (PRI 70437).
Donax fossor from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (PRI 70437).
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