Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combinations: Cardita (Pteromeris) perplana, Cardita perplana, Glans (Pteromeris) perplana, Venericardia (Pteromeris) perplana
Full reference: W. H. Dall. 1903. Contributions to the Tertiary Fauna of Florida (Part 6). Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science of Philadelphia 3(6):1219-1654
Belongs to Pteromeris according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Dall 1903 and DuBar 1958
Sister taxon: Pteromeris (Coripia)
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (19: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina collections)
• Pliocene of United States (14: Florida, North Carolina)
• Miocene of United States (2: South Carolina)
Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence
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