Transennella californica Arnold 1909 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Full reference: R. Arnold. 1909. Paleontology of the Coalinga District, Fresno and Kings Counties, California. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 396:1-173

Belongs to Transennella according to R. Arnold 1909

Sister taxa: Transennella africana, Transennella bolivarensis, Transennella caboblanquensis, Transennella cola, Transennella conradina, Transennella cubaniana, Transennella galapagana, Transennella joaquinensis, Transennella puella, Transennella stimpsoni

Type specimen: USNM 165553, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Transennella californica in the database

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