Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Bivalvia |
| Order: Imparidentia |
| Family: Veneridae |
| Genus: Gouldia |
| Species: Gouldia erosa (Dall, 1903) |
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Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Chipola Formation |
Remarks
Common name: n/a
Synonymy: n/a
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from Dall, 1903, p. 1248):
“Oligocene of the Chipola River, Calhoun County, Florida; Burns.
Shell rounded trigonal, rather thin, subcompressed, the surface finely, evenly, closely, concentrically sulcate, with a few almost microscopically minute radial striulae sometimes visible under a lens in the sulci near the ends of the shell; most of the specimens appear to be without radial sculpture; beaks small, pointed, slightly anteriorly directed over a lanceolate lunule bounded by an incised line; hinge normal; pallial sinus barely indicated; inner margins smooth, the right posterior dorsal margin grooved to receive the bevelled edge of the margin of the opposite valve. Length 8.3, height 7.2, diameter 4.0 mm.
This species is especially characterized by its fine, even, concentric sculpture and nearly total absence of radial striae.”
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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 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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