†Pelecyora aequilateralis Gabb 1869 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Pitaria aequilateralis, Venus aequilateralis
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1869. Section II. Cretaceous Fossils. Part I. Description of New Species. Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils 127-205
Belongs to Pelecyora according to R. B. Stewart 1930
See also Gabb 1869, Hanna 1927 and Squires 1999
Sister taxa: Pelecyora (Cordiopsis), Pelecyora (Pelecyora), Pelecyora (Sinodiopsis)
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (17: California, Oregon collections)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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