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Mulinia lateralis (Say, 1822)

Mulinia lateralis
Mulinia lateralis

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Mactridae
Genus: Mulinia
Species: Mulinia lateralis (Say, 1822)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Miocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Florida

Panama

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Acredale Formation
Anastasia Formation [Abundant]
Coffee Mill Hammock Formation [Questionable/rare]
Flanner Beach Formation [Common]
Fort Thompson Formation [Common]
Neuse Formation [Common]
Norfolk Formation [Uncommon]
Pamlico Formation [Common]
Satilla Formation [Uncommon]
Bermont Formation [Common]
Canepatch Formation [Uncommon]
Bear Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Common]
Chowan River Formation [Questionable/rare]
James City Formation [Uncommon]
Nashua Formation [Common]
Waccamaw Formation [Common]
Croatan Formation (Lower)
Duplin Formation [Questionable/rare]
Jackson Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare]
Raysor Formation [Uncommon]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common]
Yorktown Formation [Uncommon]
Yorktown Formation (Moore House Member)
Gatun Formation (Lower)

Remarks

Common name: Dwarf surf clam or coot clam.

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: n/a

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

Mulinia lateralis from the Early Pleistocene James City Fm. of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 70510).
Mulinia lateralis from the Early Pleistocene James City Fm. of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 70510).
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