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Ensis leei

Geological Range

Early Miocene to Late Pleistocene; Recent.

Paleogeographic Distribution

North Florida to Connecticut.

Remarks

Synonymous with Ensis directus Conrad, 1844.

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Late Pleistocene
Flanner Beach Formation (NC)
Neuse Formation (NC)
Norfolk Formation (VA)
Satilla Formation? (GA)
Early Pleistocene
Chowan River Formation (NC, VA)
Croatan Formation (VA)
James City Formation (NC)
Nashua Formation (N. FL)
Waccamaw Formation (SC, NC)
Late Pliocene
Duplin Formation (SC, NC)
Jackson Bluff Formation (N. FL)
Raysor Formation (SC, NC)
Yorktown Formation (NC, VA)
Yorktown Formation (Moore House Member) (VA)
Yorktown Formation (Sunken Meadow Member) (VA)
Yorktown Formation (Upper) (NC)
Early Pliocene
Goose Creek Limestone (Upper) (SC)
Middle Miocene
Pungo River Formation (NC)
Shoal River Formation (N. FL)
St. Marys Formation (MD) (Age not resolved beyond "Miocene")
Early Miocene
Oak Grove Sand (N. FL)
<i>Ensis leei</i> from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Fm. of Suffolk County, Virginia (SDSM 136141).
Ensis leei from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Fm. of Suffolk County, Virginia (SDSM 136141).