†Pleiorytis Conrad 1862 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Petricolidae according to L. W. Ward 1992
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Choristodon, Lajonkairia, Mysia, Petricola, Rupellaria, Velargilla
Subtaxa: Pleiorytis caroniana Pleiorytis orthra Pleiorytis ovata Pleiorytis striata
Type: Petricola striata
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Panama (1 collection), United States (6: Virginia), Venezuela (3)
• Miocene of Trinidad and Tobago (2), United States (2: Florida), Venezuela (1)
• Oligocene of Panama (1)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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