Clementia conradiana Anderson 1905 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combinations: Clementia (Egesta) pertenuis conradiana, Venus (Chione) conradiana

Full reference: F. M. Anderson. 1905. A Stratigraphic Study in the Mount Diablo Range of California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Third Series Geology 2(2):1-148

Belongs to Clementia according to P. Parker 1949

See also Anderson 1905 and Loel and Corey 1932

Sister taxa: Clementia (Clementia), Clementia (Egesta), Clementia elongata, Clementia fischeri, Clementia inequalis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (28: California)

• Oligocene of United States (1: California)

Total: 30 collections each including a single occurrence

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