Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Petricola (Rupellaria) robusta, Petricola robusta
Synonyms: Choristodon typicum Jonas 1844, Petricola (Rupellaria) riocanensis Maury 1917, Petricola anchoreta Folin 1867, Petricola bulbosa Gould` 1851, Petricola buwaldi Clark 1915, Petricola riocanensis Maury 1917, Petricola sinuosa Conrad 1849, Petricola venusta Folin 1867, Rupellaria typica Jonas 1844
Belongs to Choristodon according to G. Rosenberg 2005
See also Keen 1971 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: none
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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