Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Alternative combination: Gouldia pacifica
Synonyms: Astarte (Crassinella) branneri Arnold 1903, Crassinella branneri Arnold 1903, Crassinella mexicana Pilsbry and Lowe 1932, Crassinella quintinensis Manger 1934
Belongs to Crassinella according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Arnold 1903, Coan et al. 2000, Moore 2003 and Valentine 1956
Sister taxa: Crassatellites (Crassinella) aldrichianus, Crassatellites (Crassinella) duplinianus, Crassatellites (Crassinella) galvestonensis, Crassatellites (Crassinella) triangulatus, Crassinella acutus, Crassinella bowdenensis, Crassinella clementia, Crassinella guadalupensis, Crassinella guppyi, Crassinella haylocki, Crassinella johnsoni, Crassinella lunulata, Crassinella maldonadoensis, Crassinella martinicensis, Crassinella midiensis, Crassinella minor, Crassinella nuculiformis, Crassinella pygmaea, Crassinella variablis, Crassinella varians, Crassinella xena
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (20: California collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ecuador (1)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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