Diplodonta (Diplodonta) eburnea Conrad 1848 (clam)

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

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