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Hyotissa haitensis (Sowerby I, 1850)

Hyotissa haitensis
Hyotissa haitensis

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Gryphaeidae
Genus: Hyotissa
Species: Hyotissa haitensis (Sowerby I, 1850)

Information

Geological Range

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Miocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

South Carolina

Florida

Panama

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Bermont Formation [Questionable/rare]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Common]
Tamiami Formation [Common]
Tamiami Formation (Buckingham Limestone) [Uncommon]
Tamiami Formation (Lower) [Common]
Tamiami Formation (Ochopee Limestone) [Common]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Abundant]
Goose Creek Formation [Questionable/rare]
Gatun Formation (Lower)
Shoal River Formation
Chipola Formation
Oak Grove Sand
Torreya Formation

Remarks

Common name: n/a

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: n/a

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on June 26, 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.

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Images

Hyotissa haitensis from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (SDSM 133781).
Hyotissa haitensis from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (SDSM 133781).
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