†Tivela cliffensis Hanna 1927 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Full reference: M. A. Hanna. 1927. An Eocene invertebrate fauna from the La Jolla Quadrangle, California . University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 16(8):247-398
Belongs to Tivela according to M. A. Hanna 1927
Sister taxa: Tivela (Comus), Tivela (Pachydesma), Tivela (Planitivela), Tivela (Tivela), Tivela gastonensis, Tivela kelloggensis, Tivela merriami, Tivela packardi, Tivela trigonalis, Tivela vaquerosensis, Tivela weaveri
Type specimen: UCMP 31125, a valve
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tivela cliffensis in the database
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