Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Alternative combination: Cuspidaria hannibali
Full reference: R. E. Dickerson. 1914. Fauna of the Martinez Eocene of California. Bulletin of the Department of Geology, University of California 6:61-180
Belongs to Cardiomya according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Dickerson 1914
Sister taxa: Cardiomya (Bowdenia), Cardiomya (Cardiomya), Cardiomya alkiensis, Cardiomya anaticepsella, Cardiomya comstockensis, Cardiomya costellata, Cardiomya didyma, Cardiomya dolabraeformis, Cardiomya domenginica, Cardiomya elegantissima, Cardiomya gouldiana, Cardiomya israelskya, Cardiomya mansfieldi, Cardiomya ornatissima, Cardiomya pavascotti, Cardiomya pectinata, Cardiomya planetica, Cardiomya russelli, Cardiomya silverensis, Cardiomya turneri
Type specimen: UC 11672, a shell. Its type locality is UCMP 1547, which is in a Paleocene marine horizon in the Martinez Formation of California.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (1: California collection)
• Paleocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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