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Encope michelini

Geological Range

Middle Pleistocene to Late Pleistocene; Recent.

Paleogeographic Distribution

Southern Florida to South Carolina.

Remarks

For information on the modern distribution of the species, see WoRMS.

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Stratigraphic Occurrences

Late Pleistocene
Anastasia Formation (S. FL)
Fort Thompson Formation (S. FL)
Middle Pleistocene
Bermont Formation? (S. FL)
Canepatch Formation (SC)
<i>Encope michelini</i> from either the Early Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Fm. or Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Okeechobee County, Florida (UF 105638).
Encope michelini from either the Early Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Fm. or Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Okeechobee County, Florida (UF 105638).
Specimen of <i>Encope michelini</i> figured by Agassiz (1841, pl. 6a, fig. 9 and 10).
Specimen of Encope michelini figured by Agassiz (1841, pl. 6a, fig. 9 and 10).
Late Pleistocene Map
Late Pleistocene Map
Middle Pleistocene Map
Middle Pleistocene Map