†Cytheriopsis conradi Clark and Durham 1946 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Grateloupia (Cytheriopsis) conradi
Full reference: B. L. Clark and J. W. Durham. 1946. Eocene Faunas from the Department of Bolivar, Colombia. Geological Society of America Memoir 16:1-126
Belongs to Cytheriopsis according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also Clark and Durham 1946
Sister taxon: Cytheriopsis hydana
Type specimen: UCMP 34860, a shell. Its type locality is UC S60, which is in the Eocene of sandstone/conglomerate Colombia.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Colombia (1 collection), Panama (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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