Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Alternative combinations: Mactra (Mactra) californica, Mactra (Mactrotoma) californica, Mactra californica, Mactrotoma (Micromactra) californica, Micromactra californica, Standella californica
Belongs to Mactrotoma according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Ashley 1895, Coan et al. 2000, Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012, Packard 1916 and Willett 1937
Sister taxa: Mactrotoma angusta, Mactrotoma fragilis, Mactrotoma isthmica, Mactrotoma nasuta, Mactrotoma quirosana, Mactrotoma velata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), Panama (1), United States (11: California)
• Oligocene of United States (2: Alaska)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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