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Spondylus bostrychites Guppy, 1867

Spondylus bostrychites
Spondylus bostrychites

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Spondylidae
Genus: Spondylus
Species: Spondylus bostrychites Guppy, 1867

Information

Geological Range

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Miocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

Jamaica

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Caloosahatchee Formation [Questionable/rare]
Jackson Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Uncommon]
Bowden Formation
Shoal River Formation
Penney Farms Formation

Remarks

Common name: n/a

Synonymy:

Previously listed as Spondylus cf. bostrychites on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life.

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 September 3, 2015. 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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Spondylus cf. bostrychites from the Plio-Pleistocene (formation unknown) of Sarasota County, Florida (UF 35511).
Spondylus cf. bostrychites from the Plio-Pleistocene (formation unknown) of Sarasota County, Florida (UF 35511).
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