Tivela (Pachydesma) stultorum Mawe 1823 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combinations: Donax stultorum, Tivela stultorum

Synonyms: Cytherea (Trigonella) crassatelloides Conrad 1837, Pachydesma crassatelloides Conrad 1837, Tivela crassatelloides Conrad 1837, Tivela scarificata Berry 1940

Belongs to Tivela (Pachydesma) according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Arnold 1903, Ashley 1895, Berry 1940, Coan et al. 2000 and Powell and Stevens 2000

Sister taxa: Pachydesma sulcataria, Tivela (Pachydesma) diabloensis, Tivela (Pachydesma) gabbi, Tivela (Pachydesma) inezana

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (5 collections), United States (28: California)

• Pliocene of Mexico (1), United States (5: California)

Total: 39 collections including 40 occurrences

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