Ventricolaria harrisiana Olsson 1922 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combinations: Antigona (Circomphalus) harrisiana, Antigona harrisiana

Synonyms: Antigona (Ventricolaria) palmerae Hodson 1927, Antigona palmerae Hodson 1927

Belongs to Ventricolaria according to M. C. Perrilliat 1992

See also Olsson 1922 and Woodring 1982

Sister taxa: Globivenus callimorpha, Globivenus effosa, Globivenus fordii, Globivenus isocardia, Globivenus magdalenae, Globivenus rigida, Globivenus rugatina, Ventricolaria blandiana

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1 collection), Mexico (2)

• Miocene of Colombia (2), Costa Rica (1), Mexico (1), Panama (11), Venezuela (5)

Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence

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