†Paraesa lens Gabb 1864 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Cyprimeria lens, Flaventia lens, Meretrix lens
Synonyms: Flaventia hornbyensis Anderson 1958, Macrocallista cordata Waring 1917
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217
Belongs to Paraesa according to L. R. Saul 1993
See also Anderson 1958, Gabb 1864, Popenoe 1937, Stewart 1930, Waring 1917 and White 1889
Sister taxa: Paraesa cedrina, Paraesa faba, Paraesa zeta
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (26: California collections)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
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