†Centrocardita veneriformis Gabb 1864 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combinations: Cardita veneriformis, Glans (Centrocardita) veneriformis
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217
Belongs to Centrocardita according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Gabb 1864, Moore 1992 and Stewart 1930
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: ANSP 4381, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (1: California collection)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: California)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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