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Lucina pensylvanica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lucina pensylvanica
Lucina pensylvanica

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Lucinida
Family: Lucinidae
Genus: Lucina
Species: Lucina pensylvanica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

North Carolina

Georgia

Florida

Cuba

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Anastasia Formation
Coffee Mill Hammock Formation [Uncommon]
Fort Thompson Formation [Common]
Ironshore Formation
Jaimanitas Formation
Bermont Formation [Common]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Abundant]
Duplin Formation [Uncommon]
Duplin / Raysor Formations [Questionable/rare]
Raysor Formation [Common]
Tamiami Formation (Ochopee Limestone) [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Abundant]

Remarks

Common name: Pennsylvania lucine.

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 420791

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on July 3, 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.

Media

Images

Lucina pensylvanica from the Early Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Fm. of Glades County, Florida (UF 145123).
Lucina pensylvanica from the Early Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Fm. of Glades County, Florida (UF 145123).
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