Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Gastropoda |
| Order: Neogastropoda |
| Family: Muricidae |
| Genus: Favartia |
| Species: Favartia cellulosa (Conrad, 1846) |
Information
Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Fort Thompson Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Bermont Formation [Common] |
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Common] |
| Nashua Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Waccamaw Formation [Uncommon] |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common] |
Remarks
Common name: Pitted murex.
Synonymy: n/a
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from Conrad, 1846, p. 25):
“Short-fusiform, with large, prominent revolving lines or costae, the interstices with transverse wrinkled lines, largest on the varices, and giving the shell a cellular aspect; beak much curved; color cinereous; aperture small, obovate, purplish within.
Locality. Tampa Bay. Inhabits oyster beds.”
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Measurements: n/a
Other remarks:
For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog.
References: n/a
Online resources:
Page history:
Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on July 21, 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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