Carditamera williamsi Dockery 1997 (clam)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Full reference: D. T. Dockery. 1997. Carditamera williamsi, a new species from the Late Eocene of Mississippi. Mississippi Geology 18(4):57-66

Belongs to Carditamera according to D. T. Dockery 1997

Sister taxa: Cardita (Carditamera) newelli, Cardita (Carditamera) prestoni, Cardita (Carditamera) recta, Cardita (Carditamera) tegea, Cardita (Carditamera) vaughani, Carditamera (Carditamera), Carditamera (Lazariella), Carditamera aculeata, Carditamera affinis, Carditamera arata, Carditamera aspera, Carditamera catharia, Carditamera floridana, Carditamera matima, Carditamera plata, Carditamera radiata, Carditamera tegea, Carditamera vaughani, Carditamera virginiae

Type specimen: PRI 45488, a shell

Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Carditamera williamsi in the database

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