†Callista (Callista) perovata Conrad 1833 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Cytherea perovata, Dione perovata, Meretrix perovata
Belongs to Callista (Callista) according to Palmer 1927
See also Harris 1919 and Kosnik 2002
Sister taxa: Callista (Callista) chinensis, Callista (Callista) chione, Callista (Callista) elegans
Subtaxa: Callista (Callista) perovata lisbonensis Meretrix perovata lisbonensis
Type specimen: ANSP 30525, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Colombia (1 collection), United States (51: Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Virginia)
Total: 52 collections each including a single occurrence
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