Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Bivalvia |
| Order: Arcida |
| Family: Arcidae |
| Genus: Lunarca |
| Species: Lunarca ovalis (Bruguiere, 1789) |
Information
Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Anastasia Formation [Common] |
| Flanner Beach Formation [Uncommon] |
| Neuse Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Pamlico Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Satilla Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Socastee Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Canepatch Formation [Uncommon] |
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Nashua Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Waccamaw Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Duplin / Raysor Formations [Common] |
| Mare Formation |
| Raysor Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Yorktown Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Gatun Formation (Lower) |
Remarks
Common name: Blood ark.
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:
Page history:
Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on July 18, 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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