†Macrocallista (Chionella) perduensis Mansfield 1940 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Full reference: W. C. Mansfield. 1940. Mollusks of the Chickasawhay Marl. Journal of Paleontology 14(3):171-226
Belongs to Macrocallista (Chionella) according to W. C. Mansfield 1940
Sister taxa: Pitar (Chionella) despecta, Pitar (Chionella) lunularia, Pitar (Chionella) ovalina
Type specimen: Its type locality is Perdue Hill, north, which is in a Rupelian coastal marl in the Chickasawhay Formation of Alabama
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: Alabama, Mississippi collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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