†Humilaria perlaminosa Conrad 1855 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Mercenaria perlaminosa, Venus perlaminosa
Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1855. Descriptions of eighteen new Cretaceous and Tertiary fossils. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7:265-268
Belongs to Humilaria according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Coan et al. 2000, Conrad 1855 and Gabb 1866
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (12: California collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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