†Cytheriopsis Conrad 1865 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative spelling: Grateloupia (Cytheriopsis)
Parent taxon: Meretricinae according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also Clark and Durham 1946, Harris 1919, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Aeora, Cytherea, Eomeretrix, Grateloupia, Meretricini, Meretrissa, Meretrix, Resatrix, Tivela, Tivelina
Subtaxa: Cytheriopsis conradi Cytheriopsis hydana
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: Florida collection)
• Eocene of Colombia (1), Panama (1), United States (4: Alabama)
Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences
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