Spisula, GRAY, 1837

Charles L. Powell, Ii, Clites, Erica C. & Poust, Ashley W., 2019, Miocene marine macropaleontology of the fourth bore Caldecott Tunnel excavation, Berkeley Hills, Oakland, California, USA, PaleoBios 36, pp. 1-34 : 12

SPISULA GRAY, 1837

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UCMP 410439 is provisionally referred to Spisula aff. Spi. eugenensis ( Clark, 1925) as it closely resembles this species in general outline. Spisula eugenensis from the Oligocene Eugene Formation in Oregon figured by Hickman (1969, pl. 4, fig. 13), with its broadly rounded, centrally-placed beak and moderately sloping anterior and posterior dorsal margins from the umbo, is nearly identical to the specimen figured here. In addition, the Tsm Caldecott Tunnel specimen show a slight anterior and posterior umbonal ridge that match well with Spi. eugenensis . The Eugene Formation (Oligocene) specimens and the Tsm Caldecott Tunnel (middle Miocene) specimen are very similar but are considered possibly distinct because of the difference in age.

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Figure 20. Spisula aff. Spi. eugenensis from the Tsm Caldecott Tunnel fauna, right valve(?). Hypotype from UCMP locality IP13004, UCMP 410439.