Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Dosinia jacalitosana
Synonyms: Dosinia (Dosinella) arnoldi Clark 1915, Dosinia arnoldi Clark 1915
Full reference: R. Arnold. 1909. Paleontology of the Coalinga District, Fresno and Kings Counties, California. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 396:1-173
Belongs to Dosinia ponderosa according to U. S. Grant, IV and H. R. Gale 1931
See also Arnold 1909, Clark 1915 and Nomland 1917
Sister taxa: Dosinia (Dosinia) ponderosa titan, Dosinia ponderosa diegoana
Type specimens:
- Dosinia ponderosa jacalitosana: USNM 165575, a shell
- Dosinia (Dosinella) arnoldi:
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (4: California collections)
• Miocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence