Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Clementia parinensis
Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1928. Contributions to the Tertiary paleontology of northern Peru: Part 1. Bulletins of American Paleontology 14(52)
Belongs to Clementia (Clementia) according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also van Regteren Altena 1941
Sister taxa: Clementia (Clementia) dariena, Clementia (Clementia) deshayesi, Clementia (Clementia) inoceriformis, Clementia (Clementia) papyracea, Clementia (Clementia) protopapyracea, Clementia (Clementia) restinensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Punta Parinas [Parinas Fm], which is in a Bartonian coastal sandstone/conglomerate in the Parinas Formation of Peru
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Netherlands Antilles (1 collection), Peru (5)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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