†Chama (Chama) pappiladerma Dockery 1982 (jewel box)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Full reference: D. T. Dockery. 1982. Lower Oligocene Bivalvia of the Vicksburg Group in Mississippi. Mississippi Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Geology 123:1-261
Belongs to Chama (Chama) according to D. T. Dockery 1982
Sister taxon: Chama (Chama) echinata
Type specimen: USNM 340449, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (4: Mississippi collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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