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Laevicardium sublineatum (Conrad, 1841)

Laevicardium sublineatum
Laevicardium sublineatum

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cardiidae
Genus: Laevicardium
Species: Laevicardium sublineatum (Conrad, 1841)

Information

Geological Range

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Bear Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Uncommon]
Nashua Formation [Uncommon]
Waccamaw Formation [Common]
Duplin Formation [Common]
Duplin / Raysor Formations [Questionable/rare]
Raysor Formation [Common]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common]
Yorktown Formation [Common]
Goose Creek Formation [Uncommon]

Remarks

Common name: n/a

Synonymy: n/a

Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a

Other voucher specimens: n/a

Descriptions:

Original Description (from Conrad, 1841, p. 347):

“Obliquely obovate, thin, slightly ventricose, with obsolete radiating lines, most distinct near the ends; submargins of anterior and posterior sides destitute of radiating lines; within striated; margin crenulated.”

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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 June 17, 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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Images

Laevicardium sublineatum from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Columbus County, Florida (UF 205468).
Laevicardium sublineatum from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Columbus County, Florida (UF 205468).
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Specimen of Laevicardium sublineatum figured by Conrad (1841, pl. 2, fig. 13).
Specimen of Laevicardium sublineatum figured by Conrad (1841, pl. 2, fig. 13).
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