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) campanae, Calva (Calva) heliaca, Calva (Calva) peninsularis, Calva (Calva) regina, Calva (Calva) varians
Type specimen: LACMIP 7559. Its type locality is LACMIP loc. 26526, Dip Creek, Lake Nacimiento, which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone in the El Piojo Formation of California.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at LACMIP loc. 26526, Dip Creek, Lake Nacimiento
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