Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combination: Macoma (Psammacoma) torynoides
Full reference: J. R. Gardner. 1947. The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper (142A-H)1-709
Belongs to Psammacoma according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Gardner 1947
Sister taxa: Macoma (Psammacoma) arctata, Macoma (Psammacoma) ecuadoriana, Macoma (Psammacoma) korobkovi, Macoma (Psammacoma) marmorea, Macoma (Psammacoma) riopirabica, Macoma (Psammacoma) siliqua, Macoma (Psammacoma) talarensis, Psammacoma (Psammacoma), Psammacoma candida, Psammacoma carlottensis, Psammacoma democraciana, Psammacoma diphas, Psammacoma gatunensis, Psammacoma lamproleuca, Psammacoma olivella, Psammacoma panamensis, Psammacoma tageliformis, Psammacoma talaor, Psammacoma zapotalensis
Type specimen: USNM 353923, a shell. Its type locality is USGS Loc. 5618 - DeFuniak Springs [Shoal River Fm], which is in a Serravallian marine marl/sandstone in the Shoal River Formation of Florida.
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (10: Florida collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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