Calorhadia Stewart 1930 (pointed nut clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Full reference: R. B. Stewart. 1930. Gabb's California Cretaceous and Tertiary type lamellibranchs. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Special Publication 3:1-314

Parent taxon: Nuculanidae according to J. A. Todd 2001

See also Gardner 1945, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Acilana, Acutispinula, Anthracoleda, Australoportlandia, Bathyspinula, Costatoleda, Costelloleda, Dacromya, Ezonuculana, Indonuculana, Ledella, Ledellinae, Litorhadia, Mesosaccella, Multidentata, Nuculana, Nuculaninae, Orthoyoldia, Phestioidea, Poroleda, Poroledidae, Praeportlandia, Propeleda, Saccella, Scissuladrana, Spineilo, Veteranellinae, Clidophorus

Subtaxa: Calorhadia (Calorhadia) Calorhadia aequalis Calorhadia albirupina Calorhadia bella Calorhadia compsa Calorhadia equalis Calorhadia opulenta Calorhadia reginajacksonis Calorhadia semen

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Type: Leda pharcida

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Trinidad and Tobago (2 collections)

• Eocene of United States (134: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia)

• Paleocene of United States (27: Alabama, California, Louisiana, Texas)

Total: 163 collections including 223 occurrences

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