Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Cytherea (Ventricola) rigida, Ventricolaria rigida, Venus rigida
Synonyms: Antigona rugosa Gmelin 1792, Venus rugosa Gmelin 1792
Belongs to Globivenus according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
See also Coan et al. 2000, Hendy et al. 2008, Olsson 1922, Rosenberg 2005 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Globivenus callimorpha, Globivenus effosa, Globivenus fordii, Globivenus isocardia, Globivenus magdalenae, Globivenus rugatina, Globivenus vaquerosensis, Ventricolaria blandiana, Ventricolaria harrisiana
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Haiti (2 collections)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1), Venezuela (4)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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