Thracia formosa Nomland 1917 (clam)

Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae

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 Thracia according to J. O. Nomland 1917

Sister taxa: Thracia (Cetothrax), Thracia (Crassithracia), Thracia (Cyathodonta), Thracia (Homoeodesma), Thracia (Ixartia), Thracia (Odoncineta), Thracia (Thracia), Thracia alciope, Thracia applanata, Thracia brioni, Thracia curtansata, Thracia declivis, Thracia depressa, Thracia dilleri, Thracia gibsonensis, Thracia grignonensis, Thracia incerta, Thracia jacalitosana, Thracia karquinesensis, Thracia keaseyensis, Thracia kissoumi, Thracia ludovica, Thracia mactroides, Thracia mactropsis, Thracia oblata, Thracia papyracea, Thracia parvula, Thracia prisca, Thracia proavita, Thracia schencki, Thracia sorrentoensis, Thracia stelcki, Thracia suciensis, Thracia ventricosa, Thracia viceliacensis, Thracia weedi, Eximiothracia perscabrosa

Type specimen: UCMP 11103. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 2991 - Zapato Creek, which is in a Pliocene marine horizon in the Etchegoin Formation of California.

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of United States (3: California collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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