Macrocallista (Costacallista) hornii Gabb 1864

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combinations: Callista (Costacallista) hornii, Meretrix hornii

Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217

Belongs to Macrocallista (Costacallista) according to R. B. Stewart 1930

See also Gabb 1864, Gabb 1869, Squires 1984, Squires 1987, Squires 1988 and Waring 1917

Sister taxa: Callista (Costacallista) aequorea, Callista (Costacallista) soledadensis, Costacallista canoasensis, Costacallista erycina, Costacallista gabrielensis, Costacallista hectori, Costacallista laevigata, Costacallista leiotera, Costacallista mancorensis, Costacallista mortoni, Costacallista suberycinoides, Macrocallista (Costacallista) emmonsi, Macrocallista (Costacallista) pseudoumbonella, Macrocallista (Costacallista) pseudoyawensis, Macrocallista (Costacallista) steinekei, Microcallista (Costacallista) conradiana

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (36: California collections)

• Paleocene of United States (3: California)

Total: 39 collections each including a single occurrence

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