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Vitricythara metria (Dall, 1903)

Vitricythara metria
Vitricythara metria

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Vitricythara
Species: Vitricythara metria (Dall, 1903)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

North Carolina

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Bermont Formation [Uncommon]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Uncommon]
Waccamaw Formation [Uncommon]
Duplin Formation [Uncommon]
Jackson Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Uncommon]

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:

For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog and WoRMS.

References: n/a

Online resources:

WoRMS record 420366

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on June 10, 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.

Media

Images

Vitricythara metria from the Late Pliocene Jackson Bluff Fm. of Leon County, Florida (UF 69084).
Vitricythara metria from the Late Pliocene Jackson Bluff Fm. of Leon County, Florida (UF 69084).
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Specimen of Vitricythara metria figured by Dall (1903, pl. 60, fig. 13); 7.5 mm in length.
Specimen of Vitricythara metria figured by Dall (1903, pl. 60, fig. 13); 7.5 mm in length.
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