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Pteromeris perplana (Conrad, 1841)

Pteromeris perplana
Pteromeris perplana

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Carditida
Family: Carditidae
Genus: Pteromeris
Species: Pteromeris perplana (Conrad, 1841)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

North Carolina

South Carolina

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Bermont Formation [Uncommon]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Common]
Nashua Formation [Uncommon]
Waccamaw Formation [Common]
Duplin Formation [Common]
Jackson Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common]

Remarks

Common name: Flat cardita.

Synonymy: n/a

Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a

Other voucher specimens: n/a

Descriptions:

Original Description (from Conrad, 1841, p. 357):

“Trigonal, nearly flat; ribs about eleven, angular, minutely granulated.”

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Measurements: n/a

Other remarks:

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

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.

Media

Images

Pteromeris perplana from the Plio-Pleistocene (formation unknown) of Sarasota County, Florida (UF 49642).
Pteromeris perplana from the Plio-Pleistocene (formation unknown) of Sarasota County, Florida (UF 49642).
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