†Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda Lea 1833 (clam)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Alternative combinations: Cardita rotunda, Venericardia (Venericardia) rotunda, Venericardia rotunda

Belongs to Venericardia (Rotundicardia) according to W. P. Woodring 1982

See also Harris 1919, Heilprin 1879, Kosnik 2002 and Palmer and Brann 1965

Sister taxa: Venericardia (Rotundicardia) carsonensis, Venericardia (Rotundicardia) diversidentata, Venericardia (Rotundicardia) eoa

Subtaxa: Venericardia rotunda flabellum

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Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (67: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas)

Total: 68 collections including 70 occurrences

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