Crassinella nuculiformis Berry 1940 (clam)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Full reference: S. S. Berry. 1940. New Mollusca from the Pleistocene of San Pedro, California - I. Bulletins of American Paleontology 25(94A):1-16

Belongs to Crassinella according to E. V. Coan et al. 2000

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 pacifica, Crassinella pygmaea, Crassinella variablis, Crassinella varians, Crassinella xena

Type specimen: Berry Coll7707, a shell.

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (15: California collections)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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