Polymesoda caroliniana Bosc 1801 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Corbiculidae
Alternative combinations: Cyclas caroliniana, Polymesoda carolinensis
Belongs to Polymesoda according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Richards 1962
Sister taxa: Polymesoda (Geloina), Polymesoda (Pseudocyrena), Polymesoda bravoensis, Polymesoda compressa, Polymesoda dumblei, Polymesoda falconensis, Polymesoda gabbiana, Polymesoda subarata, Polymesoda trigalensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: North Carolina, South Carolina collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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