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Littorinimorpha
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Siphocypraea
Siphocypraea carolinensis
Siphocypraea carolinensis
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Littorinimorpha
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Siphocypraea
Species:
Siphocypraea carolinensis
Conrad, 1841
Common Name: Cowry
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Geological Range
Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene; extinct.
Paleogeographic Distribution
Southern Florida to North Carolina.
Stratigraphic Occurrences
Early Pleistocene
Caloosahatchee Formation (S. FL)
Late Pliocene
Duplin Formation (SC, NC)
Jackson Bluff Formation (N. FL)
Raysor Formation (SC)
Tamiami Formation (S. FL)
Tamiami Formation (Murdock Station Member) (S. FL)
Tamiami Formation (Ochopee Limestone) (S. FL)
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) (S. FL)
Siphocypraea carolinensis
from the Plio-Pleistocene (formation unknown) of Okeechobee County, Florida (PRI 69853).
Early Pleistocene Map
Late Pliocene Map