†Pegophysema janus Dall 1903 (clam)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Alternative combination: Lucina janus
Belongs to Pegophysema according to W. P. Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Anodontia (Pegophysema) philippiana, Anodontia (Pegophysema) schrammi, Pegophysema (Pegophysema), Pegophysema edentuloides, Pegophysema mauryae, Pegophysema omaliusi, Pegophysema santarosana
Type specimen: USNM 114718, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection)
• Miocene of Panama (13), United States (10: Florida)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.