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Fossarus lyra

Geological Range

Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene.

Paleogeographic Distribution

South Florida to Virginia.

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Early Pleistocene
Bear Bluff Formation (SC)
Caloosahatchee Formation (S. FL)
Chowan River Formation (VA)
Waccamaw Formation (NC)
Late Pliocene
Duplin Formation (SC, NC)
Duplin / Raysor formations (GA)
Jackson Bluff Formation (N. FL)
Raysor Formation (GA, SC)
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) (S. FL)
Yorktown Formation (NC, VA)
Yorktown Formation (Sunken Meadow Member) (VA)
<i>Fossarus lyra</i> from the Pliocene Yorktown Fm. (Sunken Meadow Member) of Frederick County, Virginia (SDSM 109767).
Fossarus lyra from the Pliocene Yorktown Fm. (Sunken Meadow Member) of Frederick County, Virginia (SDSM 109767).