Hippocampocardia barbarensis Stearns 1890 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combinations: Cardita barbarensis, Cyclocardia (Cyclocardia) barbarensis, Cyclocardia barbarensis, Venericardia barbarensis
Belongs to Hippocampocardia according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Arnold 1903, Coan et al. 2000, Hendy 2020, Moore 1992 and Pérez and Giachetti 2020
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (14: California collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
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