†Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda Lea 1833 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combinations: Cardita rotunda, Venericardia (Venericardia) rotunda, Venericardia rotunda
Belongs to Venericardia (Rotundicardia) according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also Harris 1919, Heilprin 1879, Kosnik 2002 and Palmer and Brann 1965
Sister taxa: Venericardia (Rotundicardia) carsonensis, Venericardia (Rotundicardia) diversidentata, Venericardia (Rotundicardia) eoa
Subtaxa: Venericardia rotunda flabellum
Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (68: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas)
Total: 69 collections including 71 occurrences
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