†Petricola calvertensis Dall 1900 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Belongs to Petricola according to L. C. Glenn 1904
Sister taxa: Petricola (Claudiconcha), Petricola (Petricola), Petricola (Petricolaria), Petricola (Petricolirus), Petricola (Petricoxenica), Petricola (Pseudoirus), Petricola californiensis, Petricola claibornensis, Petricola dactylus, Petricola gracilis, Petricola harrisii, Petricola hertzana, Petricola lapicida, Petricola millestriata, Petricola olssoni, Petricola pectorosa, Petricola rugosa, Petricola tellimyalis
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at 78SK34 - Unit 10 (base) (Miocene of Maryland)
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