Aligena cerritensis Arnold 1903 (aligena clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lasaeidae

Full reference: R. Arnold. 1903. The Paleontology and Stratigraphy of the Marine Pliocene and Pleistocene of San Pedro, California. Contributions to Biology from The Hopkins Seaside Laboratory 31

Belongs to Aligena according to R. Arnold 1903

Sister taxa: Aligena (Aligena), Aligena aequata, Aligena cokeri, Aligena elevata, Aligena pustulosa, Aligena striata, Aligena texasiana

Type specimen: Its type locality is Los Cerritos - Upper San Pedro Series [Palos Verdes Sand], which is in a Pleistocene coastal sandstone in the Palos Verdes Sand Formation of California

Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (7: California collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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