†Dosinia (Dosinella) merriami Clark 1915 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Full reference: B. L. Clark. 1915. Fauna of the San Pablo group of middle California. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 8(22):385-572
Belongs to Dosinia (Dosinella) according to W. Loel and W. H. Corey 1932
See also Clark 1915
Sister taxon: Dosinia (Dosinella) arnoldi
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (11: California collections)
• Oligocene of United States (3: California)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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