Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Bivalvia |
| Order: Venerida |
| Family: Veneridae |
| Genus: Globivenus |
| Species: Globivenus rigida (Dillwyn, 1817) |
Information
Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Bermont Formation |
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Common] |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Uncommon] |
Remarks
Common name: Rigid venus.
Synonymy: n/a
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from Dillwyn, 1817, p. 164-165):
“Shell heart-shaped, ventricose, with numerous transverse membranaceous reflected ribs, and the posterior depression kidney-shaped; margin crenulated.
[…] This shell may at once be distinguished from V. verrucosa by the posterior depression being reniform, and in a specimen now before me, which is two inches and a quarter long, the transverse ribs are more membranaceous, and are not at all tuberculated at either end; the anterior slope in one valve is glabrous; colour whitish, irregularly stained, and marked with spots, or short angulated streaks of pale brown.”
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Measurements: n/a
Other remarks:
For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog.
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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 July 10, 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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