Willimactra (Petromactra) Saul 1973 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Alternative spelling: Petromactra

Full reference: L. R. Saul. 1973. Evidence for the origin of the Mactridae (Bivalvia) in the Cretaceous. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 97:1-51

Parent taxon: Willimactra according to Saul 1973

See also Saul 1973

Sister taxon: Willimactra (Willimactra)

Subtaxa: Willimactra (Petromactra) mathewsonii Willimactra (Petromactra) truncata

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Mexico (1 collection), United States (8: California, South Dakota)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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