Nutricola ovalis Dall 1902 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Psephidia ovalis
Belongs to Nutricola according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012
Sister taxa: Nutricola cymata, Nutricola humilis, Nutricola lordi, Nutricola tantilla
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (10: California collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (2: California)
• Pliocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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