Megapitaria squalida Sowerby 1833 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Cytherea squalida, Macrocallista squalida, Pitar squalidus
Belongs to Megapitaria according to Keen 1971
See also Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012 and Squires 1959
Sister taxa: Macrocallista (Megapitaria) albaria, Megapitaria aurantiaca
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (1 collection), Mexico (9), United States (5: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ecuador (1)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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