Brachidontes exustus
- Phylum: Mollusca
- Class: Bivalvia
- Order: Mytilida
- Family: Mytilidae
- Genus: Brachidontes
- Species: Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common Name: Scorched mussel
Geological Range
Late Pliocene to Late Pleistocene; Recent.
Paleogeographic Distribution
Southern Florida to South Carolina.
Remarks
For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog. Note that northernmost Middle Pleistocene occurrence of this species is erroneous; this will be corrected in the future.
Stratigraphic Occurrences
- Late Pleistocene
- Fort Thompson Formation (S. FL)
- Pamlico Formation (SC)
- Middle Pleistocene
- Bermont Formation (S. FL)
- Early Pleistocene
- Caloosahatchee Formation (S. FL)
- Caloosahatchee Formation (Bee Branch Member) (S. FL)
- Nashua Formation (N. FL)
- Late Pliocene
- Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) (S. FL)
