†Mactrellona tumbezia Olsson 1921 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Alternative combination: Mactra (Mactrella) tumbezia
Belongs to Mactrellona according to W. P. Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Mactrellona alata, Mactrellona exoleta
Type specimen: Its type locality is Basal Heath or Caleto Mero Shales, which is in an Oligocene shoreface sandstone/shale in the Heath Formation of Peru
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Peru (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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