Venericardia (Claibornicardia) alticostata Conrad 1833 (clam)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Alternative combinations: Cardita alticostata, Venericardia alticostata

Belongs to Venericardia (Claibornicardia) according to H. B. Stenzel et al. 1957

See also Anderson 1928, Dall 1903, Harris 1919, Maury 1912 and Palmer and Brann 1965

Sister taxa: Claibornicardia carinata, Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) domenginica, Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) keenae, Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) marksi, Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) sandiegoensis, Venericardia (Claibornicardia) nasuta, Venericardia (Claibornicardia) trapaquara

Type specimen: ANSP 30562, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Jamaica (1 collection), United States (33: Alabama, Louisiana, Texas)

• Paleocene of Trinidad and Tobago (1), United States (3: Alabama, South Carolina)

Total: 38 collections including 40 occurrences

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