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Myrakeena lawrencei (Ward and Blackwelder, 1987)

Myrakeena lawrencei
Myrakeena lawrencei

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Ostreidae
Genus: Myrakeena
Species: Myrakeena lawrencei (Ward and Blackwelder, 1987)

Information

Geological Range

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

North Carolina

South Carolina

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Bermont Formation [Questionable/rare]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Common]
Nashua Formation [Common]
Waccamaw Formation [Common]

Remarks

Common name: n/a

Synonymy:

Previously listed as Ostrea lawrencei on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life.

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 August 8, 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

Ostrea lawrencei from the Early Pleistocene Nashua Fm. of Orange County, Florida (UF 47967).
Ostrea lawrencei from the Early Pleistocene Nashua Fm. of Orange County, Florida (UF 47967).
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Ostrea lawrencei right valves from the Early Pleistocene James City Fm. of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 69854).
Ostrea lawrencei right valves from the Early Pleistocene James City Fm. of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 69854).
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Ostrea lawrencei left valves from the Early Pleistocene James City Fm. of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 69854).
Ostrea lawrencei left valves from the Early Pleistocene James City Fm. of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 69854).
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Clump of Ostrea lawrencei left valves from the Early Pleistocene James City Fm. of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 69854).
Clump of Ostrea lawrencei left valves from the Early Pleistocene James City Fm. of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 69854).
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