Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Bivalvia |
| Order: Limida |
| Family: Limidae |
| Genus: Lima |
| Species: Lima caloosana Dall, 1898 |
Information
Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Bermont Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Bear Bluff Formation |
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Common] |
| Waccamaw Formation [Uncommon] |
| Jackson Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Tamiami Formation [Common] |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common] |
Remarks
Common name: n/a
Synonymy:
Previously listed as Limaria caloosana on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life.
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from Dall, 1898, p. 767-768):
“Pliocene of the Caloosahatchie; Dall and Willcox.
Shell inflated, oblique, strong, with a large anterior gape, the posterior margins not excavated; incremental lines strong; radial sculpture of about forty rather sharp, minutely nodulous, narrow threads, with usually wider but often somewhat irregular interspaces, sometimes carrying a slender intercalary thread or faint traces of radial striation; submargins almost free from radial sculpture, not impressed; hinge-margin short, pit large, wide, with a projecting lower margin; basal margin of the valve rounded, hardly crenulated by the sculpture. Alt. 37, lat. 35, diam. 24 mm.
This shell is much like the recent L. inflata Gmelin, but is constantly wider, less oblique, and differs in minor details. It appears to be one of the characteristic species of the Caloosahatchie marls.”
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Measurements: n/a
Other remarks: n/a
References: n/a
Online resources:
Page history:
Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on September 3, 2015. 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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