Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Alternative combinations: Mactra (Spisula) catilliformis, Spissula catilliformis, Spisula (Hemimactra) catilliformis, Spisula (Mactromeris) catilliformis, Spisula catilliformis
Synonym: Spisula mercedensis Packard 1916
Belongs to Mactromeris according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Clark 1915, Coan et al. 2000, Etherington 1931, Hendy 2020, Keen and Bentson 1944, Loel and Corey 1932, Moore 2003, Packard 1916 and Stewart 1930
Sister taxa: Mactromeris abbotti, Mactromeris acutirostrata, Mactromeris aequilateralis, Mactromeris albaria, Mactromeris beali, Mactromeris bisculpturata, Mactromeris brevirostrata, Mactromeris capayana, Mactromeris coalingensis, Mactromeris eugenensis, Mactromeris gaviotaensis, Mactromeris hannibali, Mactromeris hemphillii, Mactromeris markleyensis, Mactromeris mercedensis, Mactromeris merriami, Mactromeris montereyana, Mactromeris mossbeachensis, Mactromeris muliniaformis, Mactromeris occidentalis, Mactromeris pittsburgensis, Mactromeris polynyma, Mactromeris ramonensis, Mactromeris rushi, Mactromeris sectoris, Mactromeris sisquocensis, Mactromeris subquadrata, Mactromeris tejonensis, Mactromeris tenuissima, Mactromeris trampasensis, Mactromeris voyi, Mactromeris weaveri
Subtaxa: Mactromeris catilliformis alcatrazensis Mactromeris catilliformis lenticularis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (13: California collections)
• Pliocene of United States (4: California)
• Miocene of United States (3: California)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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