Temblornia virgata Gardner 1942 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Leptonidae

Alternative combination: Bornia virgata

Belongs to Temblornia according to W. P. Woodring 1982

Sister taxon: Temblornia fluctusculpturata

Type specimen: USNM 352494, a shell. Its type locality is USGS Loc. 3856 - Mossyhead [Shoal River Fm], which is in a Serravallian marine marl/sandstone in the Shoal River Formation of Florida.

Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Ecuador (1 collection), Panama (2), United States (4: Florida)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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