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Spisula confraga
Spisula confraga
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Imparidentia
Family:
Mactridae
Genus:
Spisula
Species:
Spisula confraga
(Conrad, 1833)
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Geological Range
Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene; Extinct.
Paleogeographic Distribution
South Carolina to Virginia.
Stratigraphic Occurrences
Early Pleistocene
Chowan River Formation (VA)
Waccamaw Formation (SC)
Late Pliocene
Duplin Formation (SC)
Raysor Formation (NC)
Yorktown Formation (NC, VA)
Yorktown Formation (Sunken Meadow Member) (VA)
Spisula confraga
from the Pliocene Yorktown Fm. (Sunken Meadow Member) of Frederick County, Virginia (SDSM 109755).