†Cardita (Cardita) superioris Waring 1917 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combination: Cardita superioris
Full reference: C. A. Waring. 1917. Stratigraphic and faunal relations of the Martinez to the Chico and Tejon of Southern California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 7(4):41-124
Belongs to Cardita (Cardita) according to E. J. Moore 1992
Sister taxa: Cardita (Cardita) calyculata, Cardita (Cardita) crassa, Cardita (Cardita) gabrielensis, Cardita (Cardita) seminolensis, Cardita (Cardita) vindobonensis
Type specimen: CAS/SU 143, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Tejon from the McCray Wells (Locality 8 of Waring 1917) (Eocene of California)
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