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Granulina ovuliformis (d'Orbigny, 1842)

Granulina ovuliformis
Granulina ovuliformis

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Granulina
Species: Granulina ovuliformis (d'Orbigny, 1842)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Miocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Virginia

North Carolina

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Acredale Formation
Fort Thompson Formation [Questionable/rare]
Bermont Formation [Uncommon]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Common]
Nashua Formation [Questionable/rare]
Waccamaw Formation [Questionable/rare]
Duplin Formation [Questionable/rare]
Jackson Bluff Formation
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Questionable/rare]
Yorktown Formation [Questionable/rare]
Pungo River Formation

Remarks

Common name: Teardrop marginella.

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:

WoRMS record 532891

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on January 8, 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.

Media

Images

Granulina ovuliformis from the Early Pleistocene James City Formation of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 70495).
Granulina ovuliformis from the Early Pleistocene James City Formation of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 70495).
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Granulina ovuliformis from the Early Pleistocene James City Formation of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 70507).
Granulina ovuliformis from the Early Pleistocene James City Formation of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 70507).
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Granulina ovuliformis from the Early Pleistocene James City Formation of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 70514).
Granulina ovuliformis from the Early Pleistocene James City Formation of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 70514).
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