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Chicoreus florifer

Geological Range

Early-Middle Pliocene to Middle Pleistocene; Recent.

Paleogeographic Distribution

Mexico to Southern Florida.

Remarks

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

Synonymous with Chicoreus dilectus (A. Adams, 1855) and Murex florifer Reeve, 1846 (original combination).

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Middle Pleistocene
Bermont Formation (S. FL)
Early Pleistocene
Caloosahatchee Formation (S. FL)
Late Pliocene
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) (S. FL)
Early Pliocene
Agueguexquite Formation (Mexico)
<i>Chicoreus florifer</i> from the Early Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Fm. or Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Palm Beach County, Florida (UF 132169).
Chicoreus florifer from the Early Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Fm. or Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Palm Beach County, Florida (UF 132169).
Middle Pleistocene Map
Middle Pleistocene Map
Early Pleistocene Map
Early Pleistocene Map
Late Pliocene Map
Late Pliocene Map
Early Pliocene Map
Early Pliocene Map