Callocardia (Agriopoma) texasiana Dall 1892 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combinations: Agriopoma texasiana, Agriopoma texasianum, Cytherea texasiana

Belongs to Callocardia (Agriopoma) according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012

See also Hendy et al. 2008 and Woodring 1982

Sister taxa: Callocardia (Agriopoma) aresta, Callocardia (Agriopoma) castoriana, Callocardia (Agriopoma) catharia, Callocardia (Agriopoma) chioneformis, Callocardia (Agriopoma) gatunensis, Callocardia (Agriopoma) prunensis, Callocardia (Agriopoma) subnasuta

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (8: Louisiana collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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