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Mulinia congesta (Conrad, 1833)

Mulinia congesta
Mulinia congesta

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Mactridae
Genus: Mulinia
Species: Mulinia congesta (Conrad, 1833)

Information

Geological Range

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Miocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Maryland

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Bermont Formation [Questionable/rare]
Bear Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Common]
Chowan River Formation [Questionable/rare]
James City Formation
Nashua Formation [Common]
Waccamaw Formation [Uncommon]
Waccamaw Formation (Upper)
Duplin Formation [Common]
Duplin / Raysor Formations [Common]
Jackson Bluff Formation [Common]
Raysor Formation [Common]
Tamiami Formation (Lower) [Uncommon]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common]
Yorktown Formation [Common]
Yorktown Formation (Morgarts Beach Clay)
Yorktown Formation (Sunken Meadow Member)
Goose Creek Formation (Upper)
St. Marys Formation

Remarks

Common name: n/a

Synonymy: n/a

Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a

Other voucher specimens: n/a

Descriptions: n/a

Measurements: n/a

Other remarks:

Stratigraphic notes: St. Marys Formation: Age not resolved beyond “Miocene”.

References: n/a

Online resources: n/a

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on February 23, 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

Mulinia congesta from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Fm. of Isle of Wight County, Virginia (SDSM 112635).
Mulinia congesta from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Fm. of Isle of Wight County, Virginia (SDSM 112635).
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