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Polinices lacteus (Guilding, 1834)

Polinices lacteus
Polinices lacteus

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Polinices
Species: Polinices lacteus (Guilding, 1834)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

San Salvador, Bahamas

Cuba

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Jamaica

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Falmouth Formation
Grotto Beach Formation (Cockburn Town Member)
Ironshore Formation
Jaimanitas Formation
Bermont Formation [Uncommon]

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: n/a

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on August 26, 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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Polinices lacteus from the Middle Pliocene Bermont Fm. of Miami-Dade County, Florida (UF 214516).
Polinices lacteus from the Middle Pliocene Bermont Fm. of Miami-Dade County, Florida (UF 214516).
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