†Venericardia (Claibornicardia) trapaquara Harris 1895 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combination: Venericardia trapaquara
Belongs to Venericardia (Claibornicardia) according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1965
See also Harris 1919 and Kosnik 2002
Sister taxa: Claibornicardia carinata, Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) domenginica, Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) keenae, Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) marksi, Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) sandiegoensis, Venericardia (Claibornicardia) alticostata, Venericardia (Claibornicardia) nasuta
Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (28: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas collections)
Total: 28 collections including 29 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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