Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Paphia (Callithaca) tenerrima, Paphia tenerrima, Protothaca (Callithaca) tenerrima, Protothaca tenerrima, Tapes tenerrima
Synonym: Paphia restorationensis Frizzell 1930
Belongs to Callithaca according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Arnold and Hannibal 1913, Ashley 1895, Coan et al. 2000, Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012, Waterfall 1929 and Woodring and Bramlette 1950
Sister taxon: Callithaca adamsi
Subtaxa: Paphia (Callithaca) tenerrima alta
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (30: California, Washington collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1), United States (7: California)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (6: California)
• Miocene of United States (9: California)
• Eocene of Haiti (1)
Total: 55 collections each including a single occurrence
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