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Lucapinella
Lucapinella limatula
Lucapinella limatula
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Lepetellida
Family:
Fissurellidae
Genus:
Lucapinella
Species:
Lucapinella limatula
(Reeve, 1850)
Common Name: File fleshy limpet
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Geological Range
Early Miocene to Middle Pleistocene; Recent.
Paleogeographic Distribution
South Florida to North Carolina.
Stratigraphic Occurrences
Middle Pleistocene
Bermont Formation (S. FL)
Early Pleistocene
Caloosahatchee Formation (S. FL)
Nashua Formation (N. FL)
Waccamaw Formation (NC)
Late Pliocene
Jackson Bluff Formation (N. FL)
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) (S. FL)
Early Miocene
Chipola Formation (N. FL)
Lucapinella limatula
from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70085).