Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae
Full reference: L. G. Hertlein and U. S. Grant. 1972. The Geology and Paleontology of the Marine Pliocene of San Diego, California (Paleontology: Pelecypoda). San Diego Society of Natural History Memoir 2(B):135-411
Belongs to Thracia according to L. G. Hertlein and U. S. Grant 1972
Sister taxa: Thracia (Cetothrax), Thracia (Crassithracia), Thracia (Cyathodonta), Thracia (Homoeodesma), Thracia (Ixartia), Thracia (Odoncineta), Thracia (Thracia), Thracia alciope, Thracia applanata, Thracia brioni, Thracia curtansata, Thracia declivis, Thracia depressa, Thracia dilleri, Thracia gibsonensis, Thracia grignonensis, Thracia incerta, Thracia jacalitosana, Thracia karquinesensis, Thracia keaseyensis, Thracia kissoumi, Thracia lenticularis, Thracia ludovica, Thracia mactroides, Thracia mactropsis, Thracia oblata, Thracia papyracea, Thracia parvula, Thracia prisca, Thracia proavita, Thracia schencki, Thracia sorrentoensis, Thracia stelcki, Thracia suciensis, Thracia ventricosa, Thracia viceliacensis, Thracia weedi, Eximiothracia perscabrosa
Type specimen: Its type locality is LACMIP loc291, Sand Canyon, San Gabriel Mountains, which is in a Pliocene marine siltstone in the Pico Formation of California.
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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