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Gemma magna Dall, 1903

Gemma magna
Gemma magna

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Gemma
Species: Gemma magna Dall, 1903

Information

Geological Range

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Canepatch Formation [Questionable/rare]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Questionable/rare]
Chowan River Formation [Uncommon]
Nashua Formation [Questionable/rare]
Waccamaw Formation [Common]
Duplin Formation [Common]
Jackson Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare]
Raysor Formation [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Questionable/rare]
Yorktown Formation [Uncommon]

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: n/a

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on January 6, 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.

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Gemma magna from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (PRI 70468).
Gemma magna from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (PRI 70468).
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