Plicatula hunterae
Extinct species of bivalve
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Plicatula hunterae is an extinct species in the family Plicatulidae. It is present in the Tamiami Formation and Caloosahatchee Formation of south Florida.
| Plicatula hunterae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pectinida |
| Family: | Plicatulidae |
| Genus: | Plicatula |
| Species: | P. hunterae |
| Binomial name | |
| Plicatula hunterae Shaak and Nicol, 1974 | |
It was alive during the late Pliocene and early Pleistocene ages.[1]