Gouldia cerina Adams 1845 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Thetis cerina
Belongs to Gouldia according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
See also da Silva Forti 1969 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Gouldia (Circenita), Gouldia (Gouldia), Gouldia (Gouldiopa), Gouldia (Paragouldia), Gouldia alta, Gouldia californica, Gouldia camachoi, Gouldia circularis, Gouldia costaricensis, Gouldia insularis, Gouldia minuta, Gouldia subpusilla
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection), Cayman Islands (3), Panama (1), United States (4: Florida), Uruguay (2)
• Pliocene of Venezuela (4)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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