Marcia (Mercimonia) bunkeri Hanna 1927 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combination: Dosinia bunkeri

Full reference: M. A. Hanna. 1927. An Eocene invertebrate fauna from the La Jolla Quadrangle, California . University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 16(8):247-398

Belongs to Marcia (Mercimonia) according to R. L. Squires 1984

See also Hanna 1927

Sister taxa: Marcia (Mercimonia) angustifrons, Mercimonia mercenaroides

Type specimen: UCMP 30950

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (14: California, Oregon collections)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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