Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combinations: Cardium meekianum, Cerastoderma meekianum, Clinocardium meekianum
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1866. Section I. Tertiary Invertebrate Fossils. Part I. Description of New Species. Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils 1-38
Belongs to Clinocardium (Clinocardium) according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Faustman 1964, Gabb 1866, Keen 1936, Moore 2003, Stewart 1930 and Woodring and Bramlette 1950
Sister taxa: Clinocardium (Clinocardium) coosense, Clinocardium (Clinocardium) dickersoni, Clinocardium (Clinocardium) nuttallii, Clinocardium (Clinocardium) praeblandum, Clinocardium (Clinocardium) pristinum
Subtaxa: Clinocardium (Clinocardium) meekianum myrae
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (19: California collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Washington)
• Pliocene of United States (5: California, Oregon)
• Miocene of Mexico (1), United States (9: Alaska)
Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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