Gouldia alta Dall 1903 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combinations: Gafrarium (Gouldia) altum, Gafrarium altum

Belongs to Gouldia according to W. P. Woodring 1982

See also Olsson 1922

Sister taxa: Gouldia (Circenita), Gouldia (Gouldia), Gouldia (Gouldiopa), Gouldia (Paragouldia), Gouldia californica, Gouldia camachoi, Gouldia cerina, Gouldia circularis, Gouldia costaricensis, Gouldia insularis, Gouldia minuta, Gouldia subpusilla

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Costa Rica (2 collections)

• Miocene of United States (3: Florida)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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