Globivenus rugatina Heilprin 1886 (venus clam)
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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, Globivenus vaquerosensis, 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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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