†Gemma magna Dall 1903 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Belongs to Gemma according to J. A. Gardner 1943
See also Richards 1943
Sister taxa: Gemma cravenensis, Gemma gemma, Gemma sanctimauricensis, Gemma verdevilla
Subtaxa: Gemma magna insulcata Gemma magna majorina Gemma magna striata Gemma magna virginiana
Type specimen: USNM 115174, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (23: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina collections)
• Pliocene of United States (16: Florida, North Carolina, Virginia)
• Oligocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 40 collections each including a single occurrence
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