†Callistalox arata Gabb 1864 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Aphrodina arata, Meretrix arata
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217
Belongs to Callistalox according to L. R. Saul 1993
See also Gabb 1864, Packard 1922, Popenoe 1937 and Stewart 1930
Sister taxon: Callistalox fragilis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (19: California collections)
Total: 19 collections including 20 occurrences
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