Gemma magna striata Richards 1943 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Full reference: H. G. Richards. 1943. Additions to the Fauna of the Trent Marl of North Carolina. Journal of Paleontology 17(5):518-526

Belongs to Gemma magna according to H. G. Richards 1943

Sister taxa: Gemma magna insulcata, Gemma magna majorina, Gemma magna virginiana

Type specimen: Its type locality is Silverdale Marl Quarry, which is in an Oligocene coastal sandstone in the Belgrade Formation of North Carolina

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Silverdale Marl Quarry

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