Bivalvia - Venerida - Mactridae
Alternative combination: Cardiomya cleryana
Synonyms: Gnathodon cantrainei Sowerby in Reeve 1873, Mactra carinulata Reeve 1854, Mactra guadelupensis Récluz 1852, Mulinia branneri Dall 1901, Mulinia portoricensis Shuttleworth 1856
Belongs to Mulinia according to J. H. Signorelli 2019
Sister taxa: Mulinia alta, Mulinia bicolor, Mulinia byronensis, Mulinia chilota, Mulinia congesta, Mulinia edulis, Mulinia exalbida, Mulinia lateralis, Mulinia levicardo, Mulinia milesii, Mulinia modesta, Mulinia pallida, Mulinia undulifera, Mulinia yaquinensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (2 collections), Panama (1), Venezuela (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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