Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1914. New and interesting Neocene fossils from the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Bulletins of American Paleontology 5(24):1-34
Belongs to Venericardia (Pleuromeris) according to A. A. Olsson 1914
Sister taxa: Pleuromeris (Choniocardia), Pleuromeris acaris, Pleuromeris archaenepeanenesis, Pleuromeris auroraensis, Pleuromeris conradiana, Pleuromeris decemcostata, Pleuromeris elegantoides, Pleuromeris finlayi, Pleuromeris hectori, Pleuromeris inflatior, Pleuromeris inflator, Pleuromeris instata, Pleuromeris kapuaensis, Pleuromeris marshalli, Pleuromeris murdochi, Pleuromeris otamateaensis, Pleuromeris paucicostata, Pleuromeris pecten, Pleuromeris prolutea, Pleuromeris tridentata, Pleuromeris waitotarana, Venericardia (Pleuromeris) parva, Venericardia (Pleuromeris) scitula, Venericardia (Pleuromeris) tellia, Venericardia (Pleuromeris) tortidens
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (2: Florida collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.