Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Alternative combination: Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) planetica
Belongs to Cardiomya according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
Sister taxa: Cardiomya (Bowdenia), Cardiomya (Cardiomya), Cardiomya alkiensis, Cardiomya anaticepsella, Cardiomya comstockensis, Cardiomya costellata, Cardiomya didyma, Cardiomya dolabraeformis, Cardiomya domenginica, Cardiomya elegantissima, Cardiomya gouldiana, Cardiomya hannibali, Cardiomya israelskya, Cardiomya mansfieldi, Cardiomya ornatissima, Cardiomya pavascotti, Cardiomya pectinata, Cardiomya russelli, Cardiomya silverensis, Cardiomya turneri
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at USGS loc. 18432, North side Santa Clara River valley (Pliocene of California)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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