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Lucapinella limatula (Reeve, 1850)

Lucapinella limatula
Lucapinella limatula

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Lucapinella
Species: Lucapinella limatula (Reeve, 1850)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Miocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

North Carolina

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Bermont Formation [Uncommon]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Uncommon]
Nashua Formation [Questionable/rare]
Waccamaw Formation [Questionable/rare]
Jackson Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Uncommon]
Chipola Formation

Remarks

Common name: File fleshy limpet.

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:

WoRMS record 419368

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on January 10, 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.

Media

Images

Lucapinella limatula from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70085).
Lucapinella limatula from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70085).
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