Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Alternative combinations: Cuspidaria pectinata, Neaera pectinata
Synonyms: Cardiomya isolirata Bernard 1969, Cardiomya oldroydi Dall 1924, Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) californica Dall 1886
Belongs to Cardiomya according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Clark 1931 and Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012
Sister taxa: Cardiomya (Bowdenia), Cardiomya (Cardiomya), Cardiomya alkiensis, Cardiomya anaticepsella, Cardiomya comstockensis, Cardiomya costellata, Cardiomya didyma, Cardiomya dolabraeformis, Cardiomya domenginica, Cardiomya elegantissima, Cardiomya gouldiana, Cardiomya hannibali, Cardiomya israelskya, Cardiomya mansfieldi, Cardiomya ornatissima, Cardiomya pavascotti, Cardiomya planetica, Cardiomya russelli, Cardiomya silverensis, Cardiomya turneri
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (5: California collections)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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