Callocardia (Agriopoma) catharia Dall 1902 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Synonym: Pitar lenis Pilsbry and Lowe 1932
Belongs to Callocardia (Agriopoma) according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
Sister taxa: Callocardia (Agriopoma) aresta, Callocardia (Agriopoma) castoriana, Callocardia (Agriopoma) chioneformis, Callocardia (Agriopoma) gatunensis, Callocardia (Agriopoma) prunensis, Callocardia (Agriopoma) subnasuta, Callocardia (Agriopoma) texasiana
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (1 collection)
• Eocene of United States (2: Maryland, Virginia)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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