Katherinella arnoldi Weaver 1916 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combinations: Callocallista arnoldi, Pitaria (Katherinella) arnoldi

Synonym: Marcia oregonensis Weaver 1912

Full reference: C. E. Weaver. 1916. Tertiary faunal horizons of western Washington. University of Washington Publications in Geology 1(1):1-67

Belongs to Katherinella according to H. B. Stenzel et al. 1957

See also Clark 1932, Durham 1944, Hendy 2020, Tegland 1933, Weaver 1912 and Weaver 1916

Sister taxa: Katherinella (Katherinella), Katherinella smithvillensis, Katherinella texitrina, Katherinella trinitatis, Pitaria (Katherinella) californica

Type specimens:

  • Katherinella arnoldi: CAS 459, a shell
  • Marcia oregonensis:

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Washington collection)

• Pliocene of United States (4: Oregon)

• Oligocene of United States (2: Washington)

• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1)

• Paleocene of the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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