Venerupis washingtoniana Weaver 1912 (venus clam)

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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