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Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus, 1767)

Hiatella arctica
Hiatella arctica

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Adapedonta
Family: Hiatellidae
Genus: Hiatella
Species: Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus, 1767)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Bermont Formation [Uncommon]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Uncommon]
Chowan River Formation [Questionable/rare]
James City Formation [Questionable/rare]
Waccamaw Formation [Questionable/rare]
Duplin Formation [Uncommon]
Duplin / Raysor Formations [Questionable/rare]
Raysor Formation [Common]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Uncommon]
Yorktown Formation [Common]
Yorktown Formation (Sunken Meadow Member)
Goose Creek Formation (Upper)

Remarks

Common name: Wrinkled rock-borer, arctic hiatella, arctic saxicave.

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 140103

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on February 22, 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

Hiatella arctica from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Fm. (Sunken Meadow Member) of Frederick County, Virginia (SDSM 110115).
Hiatella arctica from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Fm. (Sunken Meadow Member) of Frederick County, Virginia (SDSM 110115).
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Hiatella arctica from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Fm. of Isle of Wight County, Virginia (SDSM 112591).
Hiatella arctica from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Fm. of Isle of Wight County, Virginia (SDSM 112591).
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