Periglypta caribbeana Anderson 1927 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combinations: Antigona (Dosina) caribbeana, Antigona caribbeana, Venus (Antigona) caribbeana

Synonyms: Antigona dominicana Palmer 1927, Periglypta dominicana Palmer 1927

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

See also Anderson 1929, Barrios 1960, Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012 and Weisbord 1929

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

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Colombia (4 collections), Costa Rica (1), Panama (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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