Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Alternative spelling: Spisula (Crepispisula)
Parent taxon: Mactrinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Adegoke 1977 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aliomactra, Allomactra, Andrusella, Avimactra, Cryptomactra, Cymbophora, Diaphoromactra, Eopapyrina, Geltena, Harvella, Labiosa, Mactra, Mactrellona, Mactrinula, Mactrodesma, Mactromeris, Nannomactra, Notospisula, Nymphactra, Ovamactra, Oxyperas, Priscomactra, Pseudocardium, Scalpomactra, Standella, Stereomactra, Telemactra, Trinitasia
Subtaxa: Spisula (Crepispisula) nigeriensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Egypt (1 collection)
• Paleocene of Nigeria (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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