Diplodonta (Diplodonta) cretacea Gabb 1864 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae

Alternative combination: Diplodonta cretacea

Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217

Belongs to Diplodonta (Diplodonta) according to E. J. Moore 1988

Sister taxa: Diplodonta (Diplodonta) adangmarum, Diplodonta (Diplodonta) alta, Diplodonta (Diplodonta) buwaldana, Diplodonta (Diplodonta) collina, Diplodonta (Diplodonta) eburnea, 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

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (6: California collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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