Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Alternative combinations: Mactra solidissima, Spisula (Hemimactra) solidissima, Spisula solidissima
Synonyms: Mactra similis Say 1822, Spisula similis Say 1822
Belongs to Hemimactra according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also DuBar 1962, Holmes 1860 and Spencer and Campbell 1987
Sister taxa: Spisula (Hemimactra) confraga, Spisula (Hemimactra) harrisi, Spisula (Hemimactra) hemphillii, Spisula (Hemimactra) selbyensis, Spisula (Hemimactra) sookensis, Spisula (Hemimactra) subparilis
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (44: Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia collections)
• Pliocene of United States (6: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia)
Total: 50 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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