South Florida Area Project


South Florida Area Bivalve Brachidontes exustus (2147)

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:
25 mm long

View:
1. Interior of right valve
2. Interior of left valve
3. Exterior of right valve
4. Exterior of left valve
Morphologic Description: (after Morris 1975, Rehder 1981)
    Shape: mytiliform
    Posterior: rounded
    Sculpture: radial
    Muscle Scars: light
    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 3 FLORIDA BAY-JUST NE OF UPPER CROSS BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2247 25.0667 -80.55 101 6 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 8 FLORIDA BAY, 1/8 MILE EAST OF BUOY KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2250 25.1333 -80.9167 101 1 FLORIDA BAY, 200 YARDS SW OF JOE KEMP KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2250 25.1333 -80.9167 108 113 FLORIDA BAY, 200 YARDS SW OF JOE KEMP KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2251 25.1 -81.0333 101 23 FLORIDA BAY, NEARCHANNEL LIGHT NO. 5, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2254 25.0333 -81.0167 101 399 FLORIDA BAY, JUST WEST OF STORM CUT CHANNEL THROUGH SANDY KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2255 24.9833 -81.9167 1 164 FLORIDA BAY, PASS 2 MILES SOUTH OF MAN-OF-WAR KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2255 24.9833 -81.9167 101 58 FLORIDA BAY, PASS 2 MILES SOUTH OF MAN-OF-WAR KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2256 25.0167 -80.8 1 2648 FLORIDA BAY, 1/2 MILE WEST OF SID KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2257 25.9167 -80.8333 1 22 FLORIDA BAY, 1-1/2 MILES NW OF LIGNUMVITAE KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2257 25.9167 -80.8333 101 12 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
2259 24.9167 -80.95 1 89 FLORIDA BAY, SPRIGGER BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2259 24.9167 -80.95 101 31 FLORIDA BAY, SPRIGGER BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2260 24.8833 -80.9667 1 1 FLORIDA BAY, 3 MILES SW OF SPRIGGER BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2260 24.8833 -80.9667 101 4 FLORIDA BAY, 3 MILES SW OF SPRIGGER BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2262 24.85 -80.8333 101 13 FLORIDA BAY, CHANNEL LIGHT NO. 1, OLD DAN BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2263 24.8833 -80.85 1 70 FLORIDA BAY, PONTOON BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2263 24.8833 -80.85 101 25 FLORIDA BAY, PONTOON BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2264 24.9167 -80.8167 101 161 FLORIDA BAY, 1/2 MILE EAST OF LOWER ARSENICKER KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 1 222 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 101 78 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 301 370 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2266 24.9 -80.7167 101 15 FLORIDA BAY, ONE MILE WEST OF LIGNUMVITAE KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2267 25.0667 -80.4833 101 1218 FLORIDA BAY, 3/4 MILE SOUTH OF CHANNEL MARKER NO. 58, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2268 25.1333 -80.4833 1 714 FLORIDA BAY, SOUTH END OF POR JOE BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2268 25.1333 -80.4833 101 251 FLORIDA BAY, SOUTH END OF POR JOE BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2269 25.1333 -80.4333 101 251 FLORIDA BAY, NORTH SIDE OF TARPON BASIN, 20 YDS FROM SHORE, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2270 25.15 -80.4167 1 82 FLORIDA BAY, SE BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2270 25.15 -80.4167 101 58 FLORIDA BAY, SE BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2271 25.1667 -80.4333 1 8852 FLORIDA BAY, CENTER OF BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2271 25.1667 -80.4333 101 4401 FLORIDA BAY, CENTER OF BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2271 25.1667 -80.4333 301 8284 FLORIDA BAY, CENTER OF BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2272 25.1833 -80.4333 1 890 FLORIDA BAY, NORTH BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2272 25.1833 -80.4333 101 537 FLORIDA BAY, NORTH BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2273 25.2 -80.4333 1 2571 FLORIDA BAY, 1/8 MILE NW OF BLACKWATER PASS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2273 25.2 -80.4333 101 1552 FLORIDA BAY, 1/8 MILE NW OF BLACKWATER PASS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2274 25.2 -80.5 1 560 FLORIDA BAY, JUST OFF END OF SNIPE POINT, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2274 25.2 -80.5 101 197 FLORIDA BAY, JUST OFF END OF SNIPE POINT, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2275 25.15 -80.5333 101 552 FLORIDA BAY, 1/2 MILE WEST OF NEST KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2275 25.15 -80.5333 301 868 FLORIDA BAY, 1/2 MILE WEST OF NEST KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2276 25.1833 -80.6 1 2574 FLORIDA BAY, ONE MILE NE OF EAGLE KEY PASS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2277 25.1 -80.6333 1 174 FLORIDA BAY, BLACK BETSY KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2277 25.1 -80.6333 101 61 FLORIDA BAY, BLACK BETSY KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2278 25.1 -80.6 1 4634 FLORIDA BAY, SOUTH END OF BOB KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2278 25.1 -80.6 101 3264 FLORIDA BAY, SOUTH END OF BOB KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2279 25.0833 -80.5333 101 874 FLORIDA BAY, 3/8 MILE WEST OF BUTTERNUT KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2280 25.0167 -80.5667 1 558 FLORIDA BAY, JUST OFF TAVERNIER CREEK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2280 25.0167 -80.5667 101 322 FLORIDA BAY, JUST OFF TAVERNIER CREEK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2281 25.0167 -80.6667 101 1536 FLORIDA BAY, ONE MILE NORTH OF CRAB KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2285 24.9667 -80.7 1 64 FLORIDA BAY, 2-1/2 MILES EAST OF TWIN KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2285 24.9667 -80.7 101 37 FLORIDA BAY, 2-1/2 MILES EAST OF TWIN KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2286 24.9667 -80.7667 101 328 FLORIDA BAY, 3 MILES WEST OF GOPHER KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2288 24.95 -80.8 101 51 FLORIDA BAY, 3/4 MILES NW OF BARNES KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2290 24.9833 -80.55 101 390 HAWK CHANNEL, 1/2 MILE EAST OF PLANTATION KEY, OFFSHORE FLORIDA


Last updated on 27 July 2004 - has
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