Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Full reference: J. O. Nomland. 1916. Fauna from the lower Pliocene at Jacalitos Creek and Waltham Canyon, Fresno County, California. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology 9(14):199-214
Belongs to Tivela according to J. O. Nomland 1916
Sister taxa: Tivela (Comus), Tivela (Pachydesma), Tivela (Planitivela), Tivela (Tivela), Tivela cliffensis, Tivela gastonensis, Tivela kelloggensis, Tivela merriami, Tivela packardi, Tivela vaquerosensis, Tivela weaveri
Type specimen: Its type locality is UCMP loc2684, which is in a Pliocene marginal marine sandstone/conglomerate in the Jacalitos Formation of California.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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