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Pterorytis fluviana Dall, 1903

Pterorytis fluviana
Pterorytis fluviana

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Pterorytis
Species: Pterorytis fluviana Dall, 1903

Information

Geological Range

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

North Carolina

South Carolina

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Bermont Formation [Questionable/rare]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Common]
Chowan River Formation [Questionable/rare]
James City Formation [Questionable/rare]
Waccamaw Formation [Common]
Duplin Formation [Uncommon]
Tamiami Formation (Lower) [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common]
Yorktown Formation [Questionable/rare]

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: n/a

References: n/a

Online resources:

WoRMS record 1669953

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on July 24, 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

Pterorytis fluviana from the Plio-Pleistocene (formation unknown) of Okeechobee County, Florida (UF 202345).
Pterorytis fluviana from the Plio-Pleistocene (formation unknown) of Okeechobee County, Florida (UF 202345).
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Specimen of Pterorytis fluviana figured by Dall (1903, pl. 60, fig. 20 and 21); 34.0 mm in length.
Specimen of Pterorytis fluviana figured by Dall (1903, pl. 60, fig. 20 and 21); 34.0 mm in length.
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