Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Gastropoda |
| Order: Neogastropoda |
| Family: Pisaniidae |
| Genus: Gemophos |
| Species: Gemophos tinctus (Conrad, 1846) |
Information
Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Anastasia Formation [Uncommon] |
| Fort Thompson Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Grotto Beach Formation (French Bay Member) |
| Pamlico Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Bermont Formation [Common] |
| Canepatch Formation [Uncommon] |
| Abisinia Formation |
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Uncommon] |
| Nashua Formation [Uncommon] |
| Waccamaw Formation [Common] |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Uncommon] |
Remarks
Common name: n/a
Synonymy: n/a
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from Conrad, 1846, p. 25):
“Short, subfusiform; whorls 7, somewhat channelled or contracted above; longitudinal ribs large, remote; revolving lines robust, alternated with fine lines; lines of growth well defined, becoming prominent wrinkled lines on the spire; color greenish-white, varied with large irregular brown or ferruginous spots; aperture half the length of the shell; labrum striated within, margin plicated; labium with a prominent fold near the summit, and somewhat corrugated towards the base.
Locality. Mouth of Manatu river, of Tampa Bay, Florida, inhabiting sand bars.”
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Measurements: n/a
Other remarks:
For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog and WoRMS.
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 August 19, 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.
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