†Venerupis washingtoniana Weaver 1912 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Tapes washingtoniana
Full reference: C. E. Weaver. 1912. A preliminary report on the Tertiary paleontology of western Washington. Washington Geological Survey Bulletin 15:1-80
Belongs to Venerupis according to C. E. Weaver 1942
See also Weaver 1912
Sister taxa: Venerupis atlantica, Venerupis basteroti, Venerupis hermonvillensis, Venerupis lamellifera, Venerupis paupertina
Type specimen: UW 14, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Venerupis washingtoniana in the database
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