Cyclinella subquadrata Hanley 1844 (venus clam)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Artemis subquadrata
Belongs to Cyclinella according to A. A. Olsson 1922
Sister taxa: Cyclinella beteyensis, Cyclinella cyclica, Cyclinella elevata, Cyclinella falconensis, Cyclinella galera, Cyclinella harrisi, Cyclinella jadisi, Cyclinella tenuis
Subtaxa: Cyclinella subquadrata quitana
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Peru (1 collection), United States (1: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ecuador (1)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1), Peru (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.