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Melanella laevigata

Geological Range

Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene; Extinct.

Paleogeographic Distribution

North Florida to Virginia.

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Early Pleistocene
Chowan River Formation (NC)
Waccamaw Formation (NC)
Late Pliocene
Duplin Formation (SC, NC)
Duplin / Raysor formations (GA)
Jackson Bluff Formation (N. FL)
Raysor Formation (SC)
Yorktown Formation (VA)
Yorktown Formation (Sunken Meadow Member) (VA)
<i>Melanella laevigata</i> from the Late Pliocene Duplin Fm. of Wayne County, Georgia (SDSM 112170).
Melanella laevigata from the Late Pliocene Duplin Fm. of Wayne County, Georgia (SDSM 112170).