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  • Olivella oryzoides

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    MikeR

    By MikeR

    Taxonomy

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Mollusca
    Class: Gastropoda
    Order: Neogastropoda
    Family: Olivellidae
    Genus: Olivella
    Species: Olivella oryzoides
    Author Citation Gardner, 1937

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Cenozoic
    Period: Neogene
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Miocene
    International Age: Burdigalian

    Stratigraphy

    Alum Bluff Group
    Chipola Formation

    Provenance

    Collector: Michael Reagin
    Date Collected: 08/23/1983
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Length: 5 mm

    Location

    Ten Mile Creek
    Calhoun County
    Florida
    United States

    Comments

    Reference

    Gardner, Julia A. 1937. "The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. Part VI - Pteropoda, Opisthobranchia, and Ctenobranchia (In Part)," U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 142-F.

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    MikeR

    Thanks Franz.  The Chipola Formation from which they were collected from is known for it's very well preserved and diverse tropical molluscan fauna.

     

    Mike

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