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Petaloconchus floridanus Olsson and Harbison, 1953

Petaloconchus floridanus
Petaloconchus floridanus

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vermetidae
Genus: Petaloconchus
Species: Petaloconchus floridanus Olsson and Harbison, 1953

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Miocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

South Carolina

Florida

Cuba

Panama

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Jaimanitas Formation
Caloosahatchee Formation [Uncommon]
Raysor Formation [Common]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common]
Gatun Formation (Lower)

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:

For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog and WoRMS.

References: n/a

Online resources:

WoRMS record 419551

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on August 13, 2015. 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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Petaloconchus floridanus from the Plio-Pleistocene (formation unknown) of Sarasota County, Florida (UF 9760).
Petaloconchus floridanus from the Plio-Pleistocene (formation unknown) of Sarasota County, Florida (UF 9760).
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