†Lirophora vredenburgi Ward 1992 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Full reference: L. W. Ward. 1992. Molluscan biostratigraphy of the Miocene Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain of North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History 2
Belongs to Lirophora according to L. W. Ward 1992
Sister taxa: Chione (Lirophora) agraria, Chione (Lirophora) hendersonii, Lirophora (Lirophora), Lirophora (Panchione), Lirophora dalli, Lirophora holocyma, Lirophora hotelensis, Lirophora mariae, Lirophora parkeria
Type specimen: USNM 405281, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (6: Virginia collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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