Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Alternative spelling: Spisula (Pseudocardium)
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
Parent taxon: Mactrinae according to E. J. Moore 2003
See also Kafanov and Ogasawara 2003 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aliomactra, Allomactra, Andrusella, Avimactra, Crepispisula, Cryptomactra, Cymbophora, Diaphoromactra, Eopapyrina, Geltena, Harvella, Labiosa, Mactra, Mactrellona, Mactrinula, Mactrodesma, Mactromeris, Nannomactra, Notospisula, Nymphactra, Ovamactra, Oxyperas, Priscomactra, Scalpomactra, Standella, Stereomactra, Telemactra, Trinitasia
Subtaxa: Pseudocardium densatum Pseudocardium landesi Pseudocardium meganosensis Pseudocardium newcombei Pseudocardium orthomorpha Pseudocardium pabloensis Pseudocardium packardi Pseudocardium panzanum Pseudocardium yaquinense Spisula (Pseudocardium) haboroensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (3: California collections)
• Blancan of United States (2: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Oregon)
• Pliocene of Japan (1), the Russian Federation (2), United States (8: California, Oregon)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: California)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: California)
• Miocene of Japan (5), the Russian Federation (12), United States (25: California, Washington)
• Oligocene of Canada (2: British Columbia), Japan (6), United States (2: California, Washington)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (2), United States (41: California, Oregon, Washington)
Total: 114 collections including 117 occurrences
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