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Scissula similis (Sowerby, 1806)

Scissula similis
Scissula similis

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Tellinidae
Genus: Scissula
Species: Scissula similis (Sowerby, 1806)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Fort Thompson Formation [Questionable/rare]
Ironshore Formation
Bermont Formation [Common]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Uncommon]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Questionable/rare]

Remarks

Common name: Candystick tellin.

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.

References: n/a

Online resources:

WoRMS record 420892

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on July 8, 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

Scissula similis from the Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Glades County, Florida (UF 27749).
Scissula similis from the Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Glades County, Florida (UF 27749).
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