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Leptopecten
Leptopecten irremotis
Leptopecten irremotis
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Pectinida
Family:
Pectinidae
Genus:
Leptopecten
Species:
Leptopecten irremotis
(Olsson and Harbison, 1953)
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Geological Range
Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene; Extinct.
Paleogeographic Distribution
Southern Florida to northern Florida.
Stratigraphic Occurrences
Early Pleistocene
Caloosahatchee Formation (S. FL)
Nashua Formation (N. FL)
Late Pliocene
Tamiami Formation (S. FL)
Tamiami Formation (Lower) (S. FL)
Leptopecten irremotis
from the Plio-Pleistocene (formation unknown) of Sarasota County, Florida (UF 17999).
Early Pleistocene Map
Late Pliocene Map