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Phacoides pectinatus (Gmelin, 1791)

Phacoides pectinatus
Phacoides pectinatus

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Lucinida
Family: Lucinidae
Genus: Phacoides
Species: Phacoides pectinatus (Gmelin, 1791)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Anastasia Formation [Questionable/rare]
Fort Thompson Formation [Questionable/rare]
Bermont Formation [Common]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Common]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Questionable/rare]

Remarks

Common name: Thick lucine.

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.

References: n/a

Online resources:

WoRMS record 420800

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on July 3, 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.

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Images

Phacoides pectinatus from the Early Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Fm. of Hendry County, Florida (UF 25110).
Phacoides pectinatus from the Early Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Fm. of Hendry County, Florida (UF 25110).
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