Trigonulina ornata d'Orbigny 1842 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Poromyida - Verticordiidae
Alternative combinations: Verticordia (Trigonulina) ornata, Verticordia ornata
Belongs to Trigonulina according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Clark 1931 and Jung 1996
Sister taxa: Trigonulina bowdenensis, Trigonulina novemcostata, Trigonulina pacifica
Type specimen: BMNH 493, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (5: California, Florida collections)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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