Anodonta nitida Nomland 1917 (freshwater mussel)

Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae

Full reference: J. O. Nomland. 1917. The Etchegoin Pliocene of middle California. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology 10(14):191-254

Belongs to Anodonta according to J. O. Nomland 1917

Sister taxa: Anodonta arnoldi, Anodonta cygnea, Anodonta johnseni, Anodonta kettlemanensis, Anodonta liasokeuperina, Anodonta lignitica, Anodonta truncilla

Type specimen: UCMP 11091. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 2999, Kettleman Hills, which is in a Pliocene marginal marine sandstone/conglomerate in the Etchegoin Formation of California.

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at UCMP loc. 2999, Kettleman Hills

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