Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Veneridae according to L. W. Ward and B.W. Blackwelder 1987
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Gardner 1943 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anofia, Austrocardilanx, Callistinae, Callocardiinae, Calva, Chamelea, Chionidae, Clementina, Cockburnia, Cythereinae, Eurhomalea, Ezocallista, Fossacallista, Frigichione, Gouldiinae, Macrocallista, Meretricinae, Oedalia, Paleomarcia, Paphiinae, Pitaria, Polititapes, Pullastra, Securella, Sinodia, Sunettinae, Transennella, Venerinae, Venerupis, Venidia, Xenoloupia, Cooperella
Subtaxa: Gemma cravenensis Gemma gemma Gemma magna Gemma sanctimauricensis Gemma verdevilla
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (45: Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia collections), Venezuela (1)
• Pliocene of United States (17: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia)
• Oligocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
• Eocene of United States (1: Alabama)
Total: 65 collections including 66 occurrences
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