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Lithophaga antillarum (d'Orbigny, 1853)

Lithophaga antillarum
Lithophaga antillarum

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Lithophaga
Species: Lithophaga antillarum (d'Orbigny, 1853)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Miocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

Cuba

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Jaimanitas Formation
Chipola Formation

Remarks

Common name: Giant date mussel.

Synonymy: n/a

Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a

Other voucher specimens: n/a

Descriptions: n/a

Measurements: n/a

Other remarks:

For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog.

References: n/a

Online resources:

WoRMS record 420702

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on August 14, 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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Lithophaga antillarum from the Early Miocene Chipola Fm. of Calhoun County, Florida (UF 77436).
Lithophaga antillarum from the Early Miocene Chipola Fm. of Calhoun County, Florida (UF 77436).
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