†Periglypta caesarina Dall 1903 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Antigona caesarina, Cytherea caesarina
Belongs to Periglypta according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also Cooke 1919 and Dall 1916
Sister taxa: Periglypta caribbeana, Periglypta listeri, Periglypta multicostata, Periglypta puerpera, Periglypta reticulata, Periglypta tamiamensis, Periglypta tarquinia, Periglypta weegeeree
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1 collection)
• Miocene of Anguilla (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Oligocene of United States (4: Georgia)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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