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Lithopoma phoebium (Röding, 1798)

Lithopoma phoebium
Lithopoma phoebium

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Trochida
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Lithopoma
Species: Lithopoma phoebium (Röding, 1798)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

Cuba

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Fort Thompson Formation [Questionable/rare]
Ironshore Formation
Jaimanitas Formation
Bermont Formation [Common]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Common]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Questionable/rare]

Remarks

Common name: Long-spined Star Shell.

Synonymy:

Previously listed as Astralium phoebium on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life.

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 and WoRMS.

References: n/a

Online resources:

WoRMS record 413409

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on February 4, 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.

Media

Images

Astralium phoebium from the Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Palm Beach County, Florida (UF 200572).
Astralium phoebium from the Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Palm Beach County, Florida (UF 200572).
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