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Hyotissa
Hyotissa haitensis
Hyotissa haitensis
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Ostreida
Family:
Gryphaeidae
Genus:
Hyotissa
Species:
Hyotissa haitensis
Sowerby, 1850
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Geological Range
Early Miocene to Middle Pleistocene; Extinct.
Paleogeographic Distribution
Venezuela to South Carolina.
Stratigraphic Occurrences
Middle Pleistocene
Bermont Formation (S. FL)
Early Pleistocene
Caloosahatchee Formation (S. FL)
Late Pliocene
Tamiami Formation (S. FL)
Tamiami Formation (Buckingham Limestone) (S. FL)
Tamiami Formation (Lower) (S. FL)
Tamiami Formation (Ochopee Limestone) (S. FL)
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) (S. FL)
Early Pliocene
Goose Creek Limestone (SC)
Late Miocene
Gatun Formation (Lower) (Panama)
Middle Miocene
Shoal River Formation (N. FL)
Early Miocene
Chipola Formation (N. FL)
Oak Grove Sand (N. FL)
Torreya Formation (N. FL)
Hyotissa haitensis
from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (SDSM 133781).