†Kellia catacta Anderson and Hanna 1925 (kelly clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lasaeidae
Synonym: Corbula harrisi Dickerson 1915 [replaced name]
Full reference: F. M. Anderson and G. D. Hanna. 1925. Fauna and stratigraphic relations of the Tejon Eocene at the type locality in Kern County, California. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 11:1-249
Belongs to Kellia according to E. J. Moore 1992
See also Anderson and Hanna 1925 and Dickerson 1915
Sister taxon: Chironia laperousii
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at CAS loc. 244, Live Oak Canyon (Eocene of California)
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