Periglypta multicostata Sowerby 1835 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Antigona multicostata, Venus multicostata
Belongs to Periglypta according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
See also Olsson 1922 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Periglypta caesarina, Periglypta caribbeana, Periglypta listeri, Periglypta puerpera, Periglypta reticulata, Periglypta tamiamensis, Periglypta tarquinia, Periglypta weegeeree
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (2 collections), Mexico (3)
• Pliocene of Panama (1), United States (1: California)
• Miocene of Brazil (1), Haiti (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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