†Costaglycymeris mixoni Ward 1992 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Full reference: L. W. Ward. 1992. Molluscan biostratigraphy of the Miocene Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain of North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History 2
Belongs to Costaglycymeris according to L. W. Ward 1992
Sister taxa: Costaglycymeris drymanos, Costaglycymeris subovata, Costaglycymeris virginiae, Costaglycymeris waltonensis
Type specimen: USNM 380782, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: Virginia collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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