†Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) dominica Weisbord 1929 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combinations: Cardita (Venericardia) dominica, Venericardia dominica
Full reference: N. E. Weisbord. 1929. Miocene Mollusca of Northern Colombia. Bulletin of American Paleontology 14(54):1-310
Belongs to Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Barrios 1960 and Weisbord 1929
Sister taxa: Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) himerta, Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) wendellwoodringi
Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Colombia (3 collections), the Dominican Republic (1)
• Miocene of Colombia (2), the Dominican Republic (5)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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