Cochliolepis (Tylaxis) species |
[Teinostoma liparum of Martin, 1904 not Delphinula liparum H.C. Lea, 1843] |
Scanning Electron Micrographs (SEM) of fossil specimens |
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Dig in Orlando, Orange County, Florida exposing the Nashua Formation (Plio-early Pleistocene). SEMs produced by H. G. Lee in collaboration with Dr. Ann Heatherington, Dept. Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. |
Like Cyclostremiscus obliquestriatus, another tornid species, Cochliolepis (Tylaxis) species [Teinostoma liparum of Martin, 1904 not Delphinula liparum H. C. Lea, 1843], meets criteria to be an index micromollusk species for the Nashua Formation in FL, and it likewise is found in contemporary deposits north of the state. |