Choristodon Jonas 1844 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Petricolidae according to G. Rosenberg 2005
Sister taxa: Lajonkairia, Mysia, Petricola, Pleiorytis, Rupellaria, Velargilla
Subtaxa: Choristodon robustus
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Peru (2 collections), United States (4: California, Florida, South Carolina), Venezuela (1)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1), Panama (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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