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Ostrea lawrencei
Ostrea lawrencei
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Ostreida
Family:
Ostreidae
Genus:
Ostrea
Species:
Ostrea lawrencei
(Ward and Blackwelder, 1987)
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Geological Range
Early Pleistocene to Middle Pleistocene; Extinct.
Paleogeographic Distribution
Southern Florida to North Carolina.
Stratigraphic Occurrences
Middle Pleistocene
Bermont Formation (S. FL)
Early Pleistocene
Caloosahatchee Formation (S. FL)
Nashua Formation (N. FL)
Waccamaw Formation (SC, NC)
Ostrea lawrencei
from the Early Pleistocene Nashua Fm. of Orange County, Florida (UF 47967).
Ostrea lawrencei
right valves from the Early Pleistocene James City Fm. of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 69854).
Ostrea lawrencei
left valves from the Early Pleistocene James City Fm. of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 69854).
Clump of
Ostrea lawrencei
left valves from the Early Pleistocene James City Fm. of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 69854).
Middle Pleistocene Map
Early Pleistocene Map