Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Full reference: R. E. Dickerson. 1916. Stratigraphy and fauna of the Tejon Eocene of California. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 9(17):363-524
Belongs to Tivela according to R. E. Dickerson 1916
Sister taxa: Tivela (Comus), Tivela (Pachydesma), Tivela (Planitivela), Tivela (Tivela), Tivela cliffensis, Tivela kelloggensis, Tivela merriami, Tivela trigonalis, Tivela vaquerosensis, Tivela weaveri
Type specimen: Its type locality is UCMP loc672, Parsons Peak, which is in a Ypresian marine sandstone in the Domengine Formation of California.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at UCMP loc. 672, Parsons Peak
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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