Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Donax stultorum, Tivela stultorum
Synonyms: Cytherea (Trigonella) crassatelloides Conrad 1837, Pachydesma crassatelloides Conrad 1837, Tivela crassatelloides Conrad 1837, Tivela scarificata Berry 1940
Belongs to Tivela (Pachydesma) according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Arnold 1903, Ashley 1895, Berry 1940, Coan et al. 2000 and Powell and Stevens 2000
Sister taxa: Pachydesma sulcataria, Tivela (Pachydesma) diabloensis, Tivela (Pachydesma) gabbi, Tivela (Pachydesma) inezana
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (5 collections), United States (30: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1), United States (10: California)
Total: 47 collections including 48 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.