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Chama corticosa

Geological Range

Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene; Extinct.

Paleogeographic Distribution

Southern Florida to Virginia.

Remarks

Original Description (from Conrad, 1833, p. 341):

"Shell sinistral; with strong concentric undulated laminae transversely striated; superior valve flat; inner margin crenulated. Found with the preceding species."

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Stratigraphic Occurrences

Early Pleistocene
Caloosahatchee Formation (S. FL)
Nashua Formation (N. FL)
Waccamaw Formation (SC, NC)
Late Pliocene
Duplin Formation (NC)
Jackson Bluff Formation (N. FL)
Raysor Formation (SC)
Tamiami Formation (Lower) (S. FL)
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) (S. FL)
Yorktown Formation (VA)
Yorktown Formation (Moore House Member) (VA)
<i>Chama corticosa</i> from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Okeechobee County, Florida (UF 61326).
Chama corticosa from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Okeechobee County, Florida (UF 61326).
<i>Chama corticosa</i> from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70158).
Chama corticosa from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70158).
Early Pleistocene Map
Early Pleistocene Map
Late Pliocene Map
Late Pliocene Map