†Acesta (Plicacesta) haseltinei Dickerson 1914 (file clam)
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Alternative combination: Lima haseltinei
Synonym: Lima perrini Waring 1914
Full reference: R. E. Dickerson. 1914. Fauna of the Martinez Eocene of California. Bulletin of the Department of Geology, University of California 6:61-180
Belongs to Acesta (Plicacesta) according to E. J. Moore 1987
See also Waring 1914 and Waring 1917
Sister taxon: Acesta (Plicacesta) wilsoni
Type specimens:
- Acesta (Plicacesta) haseltinei: UCMP 11676, a shell
- Lima perrini: CAS 303, a shell. Its type locality is Southwest of Santa Susana, which is in a Danian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in the Las Virgenes Formation of California.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene to Eocene of United States (2: California collections)
• Paleocene of United States (4: California)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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