Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Alternative combinations: Diplidonta eburnea, Diplodonta eburnea, Lucina eburnea, Mysia eburnea
Belongs to Diplodonta (Diplodonta) according to D. T. Dockery 1982
Sister taxa: Diplodonta (Diplodonta) adangmarum, Diplodonta (Diplodonta) alta, Diplodonta (Diplodonta) buwaldana, Diplodonta (Diplodonta) collina, Diplodonta (Diplodonta) cretacea, Diplodonta (Diplodonta) homalostriata, Diplodonta (Diplodonta) minor, Diplodonta (Diplodonta) nigeriensis, Diplodonta (Diplodonta) polita, Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata, Diplodonta (Diplodonta) stephensoni, Diplodonta (Diplodonta) ungulina, Diplodonta (Diplodonta) unisulcatus, Diplodonta (Diplodonta) woodringi
Type specimen: ANSP 53836, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (10: Mississippi collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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