South Florida Area Project

South Florida Area Bivalve Parastarte triquetra (2157)

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:
7 - 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: none
    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
2249 25.1167 -80.8333 1 2 FLORIDA BAY, 1/8 MILE EAST OF BUOY KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2250 25.1333 -80.9167 101 5 FLORIDA BAY, 200 YARDS SW OF JOE KEMP KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2250 25.1333 -80.9167 108 826 FLORIDA BAY, 200 YARDS SW OF JOE KEMP KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2251 25.1 -81.0333 101 101 FLORIDA BAY, NEARCHANNEL LIGHT NO. 5, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2254 25.0333 -81.0167 101 2360 FLORIDA BAY, JUST WEST OF STORM CUT CHANNEL THROUGH SANDY KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2255 24.9833 -81.9167 1 57 FLORIDA BAY, PASS 2 MILES SOUTH OF MAN-OF-WAR KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2255 24.9833 -81.9167 101 20 FLORIDA BAY, PASS 2 MILES SOUTH OF MAN-OF-WAR KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2256 25.0167 -80.8 1 226 FLORIDA BAY, 1/2 MILE WEST OF SID KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2259 24.9167 -80.95 1 398 FLORIDA BAY, SPRIGGER BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2259 24.9167 -80.95 101 140 FLORIDA BAY, SPRIGGER BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2261 24.8667 -80.95 101 2 FLORIDA BAY, SOUTHWEST TRIPOD BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2263 24.8833 -80.85 1 25 FLORIDA BAY, PONTOON BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2263 24.8833 -80.85 101 9 FLORIDA BAY, PONTOON BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2264 24.9167 -80.8167 101 60 FLORIDA BAY, 1/2 MILE EAST OF LOWER ARSENICKER KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 1 134 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 101 47 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 301 223 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2269 25.1333 -80.4333 101 11 FLORIDA BAY, NORTH SIDE OF TARPON BASIN, 20 YDS FROM SHORE, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2271 25.1667 -80.4333 1 9 FLORIDA BAY, CENTER OF BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2271 25.1667 -80.4333 101 4 FLORIDA BAY, CENTER OF BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2277 25.1 -80.6333 1 130 FLORIDA BAY, BLACK BETSY KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2277 25.1 -80.6333 101 46 FLORIDA BAY, BLACK BETSY KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2279 25.0833 -80.5333 101 2 FLORIDA BAY, 3/8 MILE WEST OF BUTTERNUT KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2286 24.9667 -80.7667 101 1 FLORIDA BAY, 3 MILES WEST OF GOPHER KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2290 24.9833 -80.55 101 52 HAWK CHANNEL, 1/2 MILE EAST OF PLANTATION KEY, OFFSHORE FLORIDA

Last updated on 27 July 2004 - has
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