†Pleiorytis orthra Woodring 1982 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Full reference: W. P. Woodring. 1982. Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoing parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (Pelecypods: Propeamussiidae to Cuspidariidae). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306(F)
Belongs to Pleiorytis according to W. P. Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Pleiorytis caroniana, Pleiorytis ovata, Pleiorytis striata
Type specimen: USNM 647746, a shell
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at USGS 18837, Barro Colorado Island (Oligocene of Panama)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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