Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Gastropoda |
| Order: Littorinimorpha |
| Family: Vermetidae |
| Genus: Vermetus |
| Species: Vermetus virginicus Conrad, 1839 |
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Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Uncommon] |
| 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:
Original Description (from Conrad, 1839, p. 51):
“Shell terete, slender, adhering in large groups, occasionally angulated, with sessile spiral convolutions; surface with acute prominent transverse wrinkles. Locality, near Urbanna, Virg.”
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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 August 13, 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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