Pitar (Hyphantosoma) carbaseus Guppy 1866 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combination: Cytherea carbasea

Belongs to Pitar (Hyphantosoma) according to W. P. Woodring 1982

Sister taxa: Pitar (Hyphantosoma) centangulatus, Pitar (Hyphantosoma) simonnei

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at FLMNH XJ-002 (1990 >4 mm) [Bowden Fm] (Pliocene of Jamaica)

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