Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Full reference: H. E. Vokes. 1976. Notes on the fauna of the Chipola Formation - XX. A second species of Petricola (Petricoxenica) (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 12(3):163-165
Belongs to Petricola (Petricoxenica) according to H. E. Vokes 1976
Sister taxon: Petricola (Petricoxenica) concoralla
Type specimen: USNM647713, a shell. Its type locality is TU 548 - Chipola River [Chipola Fm], which is in a Burdigalian marine marl/sandstone in the Chipola Formation of Florida.
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Florida collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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