Ctena (Ctena) speciosa Rogers and Rogers 1837 (clam)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Alternative combinations: Codakia (Jagonia) speciosa, Codakia speciosa, Ctena speciosa, Lucina speciosa

Belongs to Ctena (Ctena) according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Gardner 1943

Sister taxa: Ctena (Ctena) divergens, Ctena (Ctena) magnoliana, Ctena (Ctena) mexicana, Ctena (Ctena) microimbricata

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal chemosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Pliocene of United States (6: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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