Cardiomya costellata Deshayes 1833 (clam)

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae

Alternative combination: Corbula costellata

Synonym: Cardiomya gemma Verrill and Bush 1898

Belongs to Cardiomya according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Cardiomya (Bowdenia), Cardiomya (Cardiomya), Cardiomya alkiensis, Cardiomya anaticepsella, Cardiomya comstockensis, Cardiomya didyma, Cardiomya dolabraeformis, Cardiomya domenginica, Cardiomya elegantissima, Cardiomya gouldiana, Cardiomya hannibali, Cardiomya israelskya, Cardiomya mansfieldi, Cardiomya ornatissima, Cardiomya pavascotti, Cardiomya pectinata, Cardiomya planetica, Cardiomya russelli, Cardiomya silverensis, Cardiomya turneri

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Panama (1 collection), United States (1: Florida)

• Pliocene of Belgium (2), Holy See (Vatican City State) (1)

• Miocene of Denmark (1), Germany (3), the Netherlands (2)

Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences

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