Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Antigona (Artena) mathewsonii, Chione mathewsonii, Cytherea (Callista) mathewsoni
Synonym: Antigona (Artena) neglecta Clark 1918
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1866. Section I. Tertiary Invertebrate Fossils. Part I. Description of New Species. Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils 1-38
Belongs to Amiantis according to W. O. Addicott 1973
See also Anderson 1911, Clark 1918, Gabb 1866, Parker 1949 and Stewart 1930
Sister taxa: Amiantis (Amiantis), Amiantis (Eucallista), Amiantis callosa, Amiantis dalli, Amiantis loeli, Amiantis mathewsonii, Amiantis purpurata, Cytherea (Amiantis) incrassata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (4: California collections)
• Oligocene of United States (14: California)
• Eocene of United States (11: California)
Total: 29 collections including 30 occurrences
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