†Callocardia simiensis Nelson 1925 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Full reference: R. N. Nelson. 1925. A contribution to the paleontology of the Martinez Eocene of California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 15(11):397-466
Belongs to Callocardia according to R. N. Nelson 1925
Sister taxa: Callocardia (Agriopoma), Callocardia (Atopodonta), Callocardia (Callocardia), Callocardia (Nitidavenus), Callocardia guttata, Callocardia salvia, Callocardia sinedepressa
Type specimen: UC 30583, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Callocardia simiensis in the database
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