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Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Melongenidae
Melongena
Melongena bispinosa
Melongena bispinosa
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Neogastropoda
Family:
Melongenidae
Genus:
Melongena
Species:
Melongena bispinosa
(Philippi, 1844)
Common Name: Crown conch
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Geological Range
Late Pliocene to Late Pleistocene; Recent.
Paleogeographic Distribution
Southern Florida.
Stratigraphic Occurrences
Late Pleistocene
Fort Thompson Formation (S. FL)
Middle Pleistocene
Bermont Formation (S. FL)
Early Pleistocene
Caloosahatchee Formation (S. FL)
Late Pliocene
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) (S. FL)
Melongena bispinosa
from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70062).