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Cymatoica marcottae

Geological Range

Plio-Pleistocene: Early Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Fm. and/or Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) (specimens of this species have not been collected in situ); Extinct.

Paleogeographic Distribution

Southern Florida.

Remarks

Original Description (from Olsson and Petit, 1964, p. 568):

"A small right valve, length 10 mm. Holotype, USNM 644639. St. Petersburg, Fla. Coll. Mrs. Edna Marcott."

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Stratigraphic Occurrences

<i>Cymatoica marcottae</i> from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) or Early Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Fm. of Okeechobee County, Florida (UF 137495).
Cymatoica marcottae from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) or Early Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Fm. of Okeechobee County, Florida (UF 137495).
Specimen of <i>Cymatoica marcottae</i> figured by Olsson and Petit (1964, pl. 77, fig. 5).
Specimen of Cymatoica marcottae figured by Olsson and Petit (1964, pl. 77, fig. 5).