Globivenus rugatina Heilprin 1886 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combinations: Antigona (Ventricola) rugatina, Antigona rugatina, Venus rugatina

Belongs to Globivenus according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012

See also De Buisonjé 1974, Hendy et al. 2008 and Olsson and Harbison 1953

Sister taxa: Globivenus callimorpha, Globivenus effosa, Globivenus fordii, Globivenus isocardia, Globivenus magdalenae, Globivenus rigida, Ventricolaria blandiana, Ventricolaria harrisiana

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (3: Florida collections)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Aruba (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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