Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Bivalvia |
| Order: Carditida |
| Family: Carditidae |
| Genus: Pteromeris |
| Species: Pteromeris abbreviata (Conrad, 1841) |
Information
Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Waccamaw Formation [Uncommon] |
| Duplin Formation [Common] |
| Duplin / Raysor Formations [Uncommon] |
| Jackson Bluff Formation [Uncommon] |
| Raysor Formation [Common] |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Questionable/rare] |
| Yorktown Formation [Common] |
Remarks
Common name: n/a
Synonymy: n/a
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from Conrad, 1841, p. 357):
“Trigonal, elevated, convex-depressed, ribs about eleven, convex, minutely granulated; posterior extremity angulated. This and the preceeding species belong to the genus Venericardia of Lam.”
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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 June 26, 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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