†Calorhadia aequalis Conrad 1833 (pointed nut clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Alternative combinations: Leda aequalis, Nucula aequalis, Nuculana aequalis

Synonyms: Leda media Lea 1833, Nucula media Lea 1833, Nuculana media Lea 1833

Belongs to Calorhadia according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1965

See also Cooke 1936 and Harris 1919

Sister taxa: Calorhadia (Calorhadia), Calorhadia albirupina, Calorhadia bella, Calorhadia compsa, Calorhadia equalis, Calorhadia opulenta, Calorhadia reginajacksonis, Calorhadia semen

Type specimens:

  • Calorhadia aequalis: ANSP 30719, a shell
  • Leda media: ANSP 5411-5413, a shell.

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (3: South Carolina collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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