Calva (Calva) campanae Saul and Popenoe 1992 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Full reference: L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe. 1992. Pacific Slope Cretaceous bivalves of the genus Calva. Contributions in Science, Los Angeles County Museum 433:1-68

Belongs to Calva (Calva) according to L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe 1992

Sister taxa: Calva (Calva) baptisia, Calva (Calva) heliaca, Calva (Calva) peninsularis, Calva (Calva) regina, Calva (Calva) varians

Type specimen: LACMIP 8207. Its type locality is CIT loc. 1158, Bell Canyon, which is in a Campanian marine siliciclastic in the Chatsworth Formation of California.

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (4: California collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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