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Vitricythara metria

Geological Range

Late Pliocene to Middle Pleistocene; Recent.

Paleogeographic Distribution

Southern Florida to North Carolina.

Remarks

For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog and WoRMS.

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Middle Pleistocene
Bermont Formation (S. FL)
Early Pleistocene
Caloosahatchee Formation (S. FL)
Waccamaw Formation (NC)
Late Pliocene
Duplin Formation (NC)
Jackson Bluff Formation (N. FL)
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) (S. FL)
<i>Vitricythara metria</i> from the Late Pliocene Jackson Bluff Fm. of Leon County, Florida (UF 69084).
Vitricythara metria from the Late Pliocene Jackson Bluff Fm. of Leon County, Florida (UF 69084).
Specimen of <i>Vitricythara metria</i> figured by Dall (1903, pl. 60, fig. 13); 7.5 mm in length.
Specimen of Vitricythara metria figured by Dall (1903, pl. 60, fig. 13); 7.5 mm in length.
Middle Pleistocene Map
Middle Pleistocene Map
Early Pleistocene Map
Early Pleistocene Map
Late Pliocene Map
Late Pliocene Map