Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Alternative combination: Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) alkiensis
Full reference: J. W. Durham. 1944. Megafaunal zones of the Oligocene of northwestern Washington. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 27:101 -212
Belongs to Cardiomya according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Durham 1944
Sister taxa: Cardiomya (Bowdenia), Cardiomya (Cardiomya), 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 pectinata, Cardiomya planetica, Cardiomya russelli, Cardiomya silverensis, Cardiomya turneri
Type specimen: Its type locality is 681, which is in a Chattian marine horizon in the Blakeley Formation of Washington
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: Washington collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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