Periglypta listeri Gray 1838 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combinations: Cytherea listeri, Dosina listeri, Venus listeri

Belongs to Periglypta according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Richards 1935

Sister taxa: Periglypta caesarina, Periglypta caribbeana, Periglypta multicostata, Periglypta puerpera, Periglypta reticulata, Periglypta tamiamensis, Periglypta tarquinia, Periglypta weegeeree

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Cayman Islands (2 collections), Cuba (2), the Dominican Republic (1), Jamaica (1)

• Pliocene of Venezuela (2)

• Miocene of Northern Mariana Islands (1)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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