South Florida Area Project

South Florida Area Bivalve Tellina mera (2142)

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:
15 mm long

View:
1. Interior of left valve
2. Exterior of left valve
Morphologic Description: (after Morris 1975, Rehder 1981)
    Shape: prosogyral
    Posterior: rounded
    Sculpture: none
    Muscle Scars: distinct
    Number of teeth in left valve: 2
    Number of teeth in right valve: 2


Sampling Information:

Locality Latitude Longitude Sample Number Abundance Description
2244 25.0667 -80.55 1 1 FLORIDA BAY-JUST NE OF UPPER CROSS BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2247 25.0667 -80.55 101 1 FLORIDA BAY, NE OF UNNAMED KEY, 1/2 MILE DUE EAST OF SOUTH END OFBOTTLE KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2249 25.1167 -80.8333 1 9 FLORIDA BAY, 1/8 MILE EAST OF BUOY KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2250 25.1333 -80.9167 101 2 FLORIDA BAY, 200 YARDS SW OF JOE KEMP KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2250 25.1333 -80.9167 108 128 FLORIDA BAY, 200 YARDS SW OF JOE KEMP KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2251 25.1 -81.0333 101 3 FLORIDA BAY, NEARCHANNEL LIGHT NO. 5, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2254 25.0333 -81.0167 101 55 FLORIDA BAY, JUST WEST OF STORM CUT CHANNEL THROUGH SANDY KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2255 24.9833 -81.9167 1 61 FLORIDA BAY, PASS 2 MILES SOUTH OF MAN-OF-WAR KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2255 24.9833 -81.9167 101 21 FLORIDA BAY, PASS 2 MILES SOUTH OF MAN-OF-WAR KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2256 25.0167 -80.8 1 9 FLORIDA BAY, 1/2 MILE WEST OF SID KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2257 25.9167 -80.8333 1 16 FLORIDA BAY, 1-1/2 MILES NW OF LIGNUMVITAE KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2257 25.9167 -80.8333 101 8 FLORIDA BAY, 1-1/2 MILES NW OF LIGNUMVITAE KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2258 24.8833 -80.8833 101 3 FLORIDA BAY, 1/2 MILE NORTH OF YACHT CHANNEL, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2259 24.9167 -80.95 1 10 FLORIDA BAY, SPRIGGER BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2259 24.9167 -80.95 101 4 FLORIDA BAY, SPRIGGER BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2260 24.8833 -80.9667 1 7 FLORIDA BAY, 3 MILES SW OF SPRIGGER BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2260 24.8833 -80.9667 101 30 FLORIDA BAY, 3 MILES SW OF SPRIGGER BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2261 24.8667 -80.95 101 16 FLORIDA BAY, SOUTHWEST TRIPOD BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2263 24.8833 -80.85 1 23 FLORIDA BAY, PONTOON BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2263 24.8833 -80.85 101 8 FLORIDA BAY, PONTOON 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 95 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 101 33 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 301 158 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2266 24.9 -80.7167 101 2 FLORIDA BAY, ONE MILE WEST OF LIGNUMVITAE KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2268 25.1333 -80.4833 1 15 FLORIDA BAY, SOUTH END OF POR JOE BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2268 25.1333 -80.4833 101 5 FLORIDA BAY, SOUTH END OF POR JOE BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2269 25.1333 -80.4333 101 3 FLORIDA BAY, NORTH SIDE OF TARPON BASIN, 20 YDS FROM SHORE, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2270 25.15 -80.4167 1 1 FLORIDA BAY, SE BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2270 25.15 -80.4167 101 1 FLORIDA BAY, SE BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2271 25.1667 -80.4333 1 30 FLORIDA BAY, CENTER OF BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2271 25.1667 -80.4333 101 15 FLORIDA BAY, CENTER OF BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2271 25.1667 -80.4333 301 106 FLORIDA BAY, CENTER OF BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2272 25.1833 -80.4333 1 7 FLORIDA BAY, NORTH BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2272 25.1833 -80.4333 101 4 FLORIDA BAY, NORTH BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2273 25.2 -80.4333 1 35 FLORIDA BAY, 1/8 MILE NW OF BLACKWATER PASS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2273 25.2 -80.4333 101 21 FLORIDA BAY, 1/8 MILE NW OF BLACKWATER PASS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2274 25.2 -80.5 1 1 FLORIDA BAY, JUST OFF END OF SNIPE POINT, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2274 25.2 -80.5 101 1 FLORIDA BAY, JUST OFF END OF SNIPE POINT, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2275 25.15 -80.5333 101 22 FLORIDA BAY, 1/2 MILE WEST OF NEST KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2275 25.15 -80.5333 301 48 FLORIDA BAY, 1/2 MILE WEST OF NEST KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2276 25.1833 -80.6 1 235 FLORIDA BAY, ONE MILE NE OF EAGLE KEY PASS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2277 25.1 -80.6333 1 15 FLORIDA BAY, BLACK BETSY KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2277 25.1 -80.6333 101 5 FLORIDA BAY, BLACK BETSY KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2278 25.1 -80.6 1 103 FLORIDA BAY, SOUTH END OF BOB KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2278 25.1 -80.6 101 73 FLORIDA BAY, SOUTH END OF BOB KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2279 25.0833 -80.5333 101 39 FLORIDA BAY, 3/8 MILE WEST OF BUTTERNUT KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2280 25.0167 -80.5667 1 20 FLORIDA BAY, JUST OFF TAVERNIER CREEK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2280 25.0167 -80.5667 101 10 FLORIDA BAY, JUST OFF TAVERNIER CREEK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2281 25.0167 -80.6667 101 35 FLORIDA BAY, ONE MILE NORTH OF CRAB KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2286 24.9667 -80.7667 101 22 FLORIDA BAY, 3 MILES WEST OF GOPHER KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2288 24.95 -80.8 101 8 FLORIDA BAY, 3/4 MILES NW OF BARNES KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2290 24.9833 -80.55 101 279 HAWK CHANNEL, 1/2 MILE EAST OF PLANTATION KEY, OFFSHORE FLORIDA

Last updated on 27 July 2004 - has
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