Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Tapetinae according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cyclorisma, Cyclorismina, Eumarcia, Flaventia, Gomphina, Granicorium, Irus, Katelysia, Legumen, Liocyma, Marcia, Mercimonia, Paphia, Retrotapes, Ruditapes, Sinonia, Tapes, Textivenus, Veneritapes
Subtaxa: Venerella (Compsomyax) Venerella secunda Venerella striatula
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (28: California collections)
• Pliocene of United States (6: California)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (5: California)
• Miocene of Japan (2), United States (2: California)
• Eocene of Colombia (1), France (1), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 48 collections including 50 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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