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Spisula confraga (Conrad, 1833)

Spisula confraga
Spisula confraga

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Mactridae
Genus: Spisula
Species: Spisula confraga (Conrad, 1833)

Information

Geological Range

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Chowan River Formation [Uncommon]
Waccamaw Formation [Questionable/rare]
Duplin Formation [Questionable/rare]
Raysor Formation [Questionable/rare]
Yorktown Formation [Common]
Yorktown Formation (Sunken Meadow Member)

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: n/a

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on February 8, 2018. 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

Spisula confraga from the Pliocene Yorktown Fm. (Sunken Meadow Member) of Frederick County, Virginia (SDSM 109755).
Spisula confraga from the Pliocene Yorktown Fm. (Sunken Meadow Member) of Frederick County, Virginia (SDSM 109755).
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