Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Aphrodina varians, Calva varians, Chione varians, Trigonocallista varians, Venus (Mercenaria) varians
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217
Belongs to Calva (Calva) according to L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe 1992
See also Gabb 1864, Hoots 1931, Popenoe 1937, Stewart 1930, Taff et al. 1940 and Waring 1917
Sister taxa: Calva (Calva) baptisia, Calva (Calva) campanae, Calva (Calva) heliaca, Calva (Calva) peninsularis, Calva (Calva) regina
Type specimen: ANSP 4383 (lectotype)
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (50: California collections)
Total: 50 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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