Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Alternative combination: Mactra pallida
Synonyms: Corbula altirostris Li 1930, Mulinia bradleyi Dall 1894, Mulinia camina Pilsbry and Olsson 1941, Mulinia donaciformis Gray 1837
Belongs to Mulinia according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012, Olsson 1964, Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Mulinia alta, Mulinia chilota, Mulinia cleryana, Mulinia coloradoensis, Mulinia congesta, Mulinia edulis, Mulinia lateralis, Mulinia milesii, Mulinia modesta, Mulinia undulifera, Mulinia yaquinensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (2 collections), Panama (2), United States (6: California)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1)
• Miocene of Ecuador (1)
Total: 12 collections including 13 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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