Rangia cuneata Sowerby 1831 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Alternative combinations: Gnathodon cuneatum, Gnathodon cuneatus

Synonyms: Gnathodon nasutus Dall 1884, Rangia nasuta Dall 1884

Belongs to Rangia according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Cooke 1936, DuBar 1962, Holmes 1858, Petuch and Roberts 2007 and Spencer and Campbell 1987

Sister taxa: Rangia (Miorangia), Rangia (Praerangia), Rangia flexuosa

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (38: Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia collections)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Florida)

• Pliocene of United States (4: Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina)

Total: 43 collections each including a single occurrence

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