Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Amiantis (Amiantis) dalli
Synonym: Amiantis communis Nomland 1917
Full reference: B. L. Clark. 1915. Fauna of the San Pablo group of middle California. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 8(22):385-572
Belongs to Amiantis according to U. S. Grant, IV and H. R. Gale 1931
See also Clark 1915 and Nomland 1917
Sister taxa: Amiantis (Amiantis), Amiantis (Eucallista), Amiantis callosa, Amiantis loeli, Amiantis mathewsoni, Amiantis mathewsonii, Amiantis purpurata, Cytherea (Amiantis) incrassata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Mexico (2 collections), United States (2: California)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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