Rupellaria Fleuriau de Bellevue 1802 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative spelling: Petricola (Rupellaria)
Parent taxon: Petricolidae according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also Glenn 1904 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Choristodon, Lajonkairia, Mysia, Petricola, Pleiorytis, Velargilla
Subtaxa: Rupellaria lithophaga
Type: Venus lithophaga
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: Florida collection)
• Miocene of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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