Bivalvia - Cardiida - Vesicomyidae
Parent taxon: Vesicomyidae according to S. Kiel and K. Amano 2010
See also Amano and Kiel 2007, Coan et al. 2000 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Akebiconcha, Hubertschenckia, Isorropodon, Pleurophopsis, Pliocardiinae, Squiresica, Vesicomya
Subtaxa: Archivesica georgemoorei Archivesica gibbera Archivesica gigas Archivesica marincovichi Archivesica tschudi
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: California collections)
• Pliocene of United States (4: California)
• Miocene of United States (1: Alaska)
• Oligocene of United States (2: Alaska)
• Eocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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