Dosiniopsis deweyi Meek and Hayden 1856 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combinations: Callista deweyi, Cytherea deweyi

Synonyms: Callista (Dosiniopsis) deweyi Meek and Hayden 1856, Callista (Dosiniopsis) nebrascensis Meek and Hayden 1856, Cytherea nebrascensis Meek and Hayden 1856, Dosiniopsis nebrascensis Meek and Hayden 1856

Belongs to Dosiniopsis according to I. G. Speden 1970

Sister taxa: Dosiniopsis bellovacina, Dosiniopsis ewekoroensis, Dosiniopsis fallax, Dosiniopsis lenticularis, Dosiniopsis pseudoorbicularis, Dosiniopsis stewartvillensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Alberta collections), United States (11: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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