Six families of bivalves added to the Neogene Atlas

The bivalve families Crassatellidae, Pinnidae, Limidae, Spondylidae, Plicatulidae, and Anomiidae were recently added to the Neogene Atlas.

Crassatellidae: Eucrassatella speciosa from the Early Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Fm. of Miami-Dade County, Florida (UF 168546).

 

Pinnidae: Atrina harrisii from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (UF 191351).

 

Limidae: Limaria caloosana from the Plio-Pleistocene (formation unknown) of Sarasota County, Florida (UF 34158).

 

Spondylidae: Spondylus chipolanus from the Early Miocene Chipola Fm. of Calhoun County, Florida (UF 14050).

 

Plicatulidae: Plicatula marginata from the Late Pliocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (UF 225259).

 

Placunanomia plicata from the Plio-Pleistocene (formation unknown) of Sarasota County, Florida (UF 52172).