Portlandia (Portlandia) markleyensis Clark 1938

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Sareptidae

Alternative combination: Yoldia markleyensis

Full reference: B. L. Clark. 1938. Fauna from the Markley Formation (Upper Eocene) on Pleasant Creek, California . Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 49:683-730

Belongs to Portlandia (Portlandia) according to E. J. Moore 1983

See also Clark 1938

Sister taxa: Portlandia (Portlandia) mortuasusensis, Portlandia (Portlandia) mosesi, Portlandia (Portlandia) packardi

Type specimen: UCMP 30833, a shell. Its type locality is UCMP A1297, which is in an Eocene marine sandstone in the Markley Formation of California.

Distribution: found only at UCMP A1297

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