Microcallista (Costacallista) conradiana meganosensis Clark and Woodford 1927 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Venerida - Veneridae

Alternative combinations: Macrocallista conradiana meganosensis, Macrocallista meganosensis

Full reference: B. L. Clark and A. O. Woodford. 1927. The geology and paleontology of the type section of the Meganos Formation (lower Middle Eocene) of California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 17(2):63-142

Belongs to Microcallista (Costacallista) conradiana according to C. E. Weaver 1942

See also Clark and Woodford 1927 and Merriam and Turner 1937

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (8: California collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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