†Tivela (Pachydesma) diabloensis Clark 1915 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Full reference: B. L. Clark. 1915. Fauna of the San Pablo group of middle California. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 8(22):385-572
Belongs to Tivela (Pachydesma) according to B. L. Clark 1915
Sister taxa: Pachydesma sulcataria, Tivela (Pachydesma) gabbi, Tivela (Pachydesma) inezana, Tivela (Pachydesma) stultorum
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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