Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Alternative combinations: Lutraria (Cryptodon) nuttallii, Schizothaerus nuttalli, Schizothaerus nuttallii, Tresus nuttalli
Synonyms: Lutraria inflata Dunker 1853, Spisula longa Dall 1921
Belongs to Tresus according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Addicott 1966, Ashley 1895, Coan et al. 2000, Conrad 1855, Moore 2003, Signorelli 2019, Valentine 1957 and Woodring and Bramlette 1950
Sister taxa: Tresus allomyax, Tresus capax, Tresus pajaroanus, Tresus saxadomoides, Schizothaerus trapezoides
Subtaxa: Schizothaerus nuttallii bighopensis
Type specimens:
- Tresus nuttallii: Its type locality is Recent Formation, San Pedro [of Conrad, 1855], which is in a Pleistocene coastal sandstone in the Palos Verdes Sand Formation of California
- Lutraria inflata:
- Spisula longa:
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (7 collections), United States (77: California, Washington)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (3: California)
• Pliocene of United States (32: California)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (10: California)
• Miocene of Argentina (3), United States (9: California)
Total: 141 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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