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 (Egelicalva) according to L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe 1992
Sister taxa: Calva (Egelicalva) bowersiana, Calva (Egelicalva) buttensis, Calva (Egelicalva) byblidis, Calva (Egelicalva) crassa, Calva (Egelicalva) nitida, Calva (Egelicalva) taffi
Type specimen: LACMIP 8114. Its type locality is LACMIP loc. 10769, Dry Creek, which is in a Turonian marine sandstone in the Redding Formation of California.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (12: California collections)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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