†Calva (Egelicalva) crassa Saul and Popenoe 1992 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Synonyms: Calva steineyi Hertlein in Anderson and Hanna 1935, Venus steinyi Hertlein in Anderson and Hanna 1935

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) nitida, Calva (Egelicalva) spissa, Calva (Egelicalva) taffi

Type specimens:

  • Calva (Egelicalva) crassa: UCLA 40421. Its type locality is UCLA loc. 4118, Jalama Creek, which is in a Campanian offshore sandstone/conglomerate in the Jalama Formation of California.
  • Calva steineyi:

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Mexico (1 collection), United States (9: California)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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