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Pleioptygma lineolata (Heilprin, 1886)

Pleioptygma lineolata
Pleioptygma lineolata

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Pleioptygma
Species: Pleioptygma lineolata (Heilprin, 1886)

Information

Geological Range

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Caloosahatchee Formation [Abundant]
Caloosahatchee Formation (Bee Branch Member)
Nashua Formation [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Murdock Station Member) [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Abundant]

Remarks

Common name: Mitre shell.

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 April 19, 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

Pleioptygma lineolata from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70132).
Pleioptygma lineolata from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70132).
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Pleioptygma lineolata from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70057).
Pleioptygma lineolata from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70057).
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Likely a juvenile Pleioptygma lineolata; specimen is from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70302).
Likely a juvenile Pleioptygma lineolata; specimen is from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70302).
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