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Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener, 1840)

Triplofusus giganteus
Triplofusus giganteus

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Triplofusus
Species: Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener, 1840)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

North Carolina

South Carolina

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Anastasia Formation [Uncommon]
Coffee Mill Hammock Formation [Questionable/rare]
Fort Thompson Formation [Common]
Pamlico Formation [Questionable/rare]
Bermont Formation [Abundant]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Abundant]
Nashua Formation [Common]
Waccamaw Formation [Common]
Duplin Formation [Uncommon]
Jackson Bluff Formation [Common]
Raysor Formation [Uncommon]
Tamiami Formation (Murdock Station Member) [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Ochopee Limestone) [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Abundant]

Remarks

Common name: Florida horse conch.

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 420051

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on May 2, 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

Triplofusus giganteus from the Plio-Pleistocene (formation unknown) of Sarasota County, Florida (UF 28794).
Triplofusus giganteus from the Plio-Pleistocene (formation unknown) of Sarasota County, Florida (UF 28794).
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Triplofusus giganteus from the upper Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70095).
Triplofusus giganteus from the upper Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70095).
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Triplofusus giganteus from the upper Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70143).
Triplofusus giganteus from the upper Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70143).
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