South Florida Area Project

South Florida Area Bivalve Americardia guppyi (2127)

Illustrations and objective data courtesy of AMOCO Production Co., Alan B. Shaw (Manager, South Florida Carbonate Project), and Brian F. Glenister (AMOCO Consultant).
Specimen size:
10 mm high

View:
1. Exterior of right valve
2. Interior of right valve
Morphologic Description: (after Morris 1975, Rehder 1981)
    Shape: equivalve
    Posterior: rounded
    Sculpture: radial
    Muscle Scars: light
    Number of teeth in left valve: 2
    Number of teeth in right valve: 1


Sampling Information:

Locality Latitude Longitude Sample Number Abundance Description
2257 25.9167 -80.8333 1 6 FLORIDA BAY, 1-1/2 MILES NW OF LIGNUMVITAE KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2257 25.9167 -80.8333 101 3 FLORIDA BAY, 1-1/2 MILES NW OF LIGNUMVITAE KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2258 24.8833 -80.8833 101 1 FLORIDA BAY, 1/2 MILE NORTH OF YACHT CHANNEL, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2262 24.85 -80.8333 101 1 FLORIDA BAY, CHANNEL LIGHT NO. 1, OLD DAN BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2264 24.9167 -80.8167 101 21 FLORIDA BAY, 1/2 MILE EAST OF LOWER ARSENICKER KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 1 7 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 101 3 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 301 12 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2280 25.0167 -80.5667 1 2 FLORIDA BAY, JUST OFF TAVERNIER CREEK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2280 25.0167 -80.5667 101 1 FLORIDA BAY, JUST OFF TAVERNIER CREEK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2285 24.9667 -80.7 101 1 FLORIDA BAY, 2-1/2 MILES EAST OF TWIN KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2290 24.9833 -80.55 101 23 HAWK CHANNEL, 1/2 MILE EAST OF PLANTATION KEY, OFFSHORE FLORIDA

Last updated on 27 July 2004 - has
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