Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Venus lapicida
Belongs to Petricola according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also Vokes 1976
Sister taxa: Petricola (Claudiconcha), Petricola (Petricola), Petricola (Petricolaria), Petricola (Petricolirus), Petricola (Petricoxenica), Petricola (Pseudoirus), Petricola calvertensis, Petricola claibornensis, Petricola dactylus, Petricola harrisii, Petricola hertzana, Petricola millestriata, Petricola olssoni, Petricola pectorosa, Petricola rugosa
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Djibouti (1 collection), Japan (2), United States (3: Florida)
• Pliocene of Venezuela (3)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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