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Melongena bispinosa (Phillippi, 1844)

Melongena bispinosa
Melongena bispinosa

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Melongenidae
Genus: Melongena
Species: Melongena bispinosa (Phillippi, 1844)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Fort Thompson Formation
Bermont Formation [Common]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Uncommon]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Uncommon]

Remarks

Common name: Crown conch.

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 420060

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.

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Images

Melongena bispinosa from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70062).
Melongena bispinosa from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70062).
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