†Marcia (Mercimonia) bunkeri Hanna 1927 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Dosinia bunkeri
Full reference: M. A. Hanna. 1927. An Eocene invertebrate fauna from the La Jolla Quadrangle, California . University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 16(8):247-398
Belongs to Marcia (Mercimonia) according to R. L. Squires 1984
See also Hanna 1927
Sister taxon: Mercimonia mercenaroides
Type specimen: UCMP 30950
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (14: California, Oregon collections)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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