Ensiculus Adams 1860 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae
Alternative spelling: Cultellus (Ensiculus)
Parent taxon: Cultellidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Harris 1919, Lamprell and Healy 1998 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Enosolen, Leptosolen, Ospriasolen, Phaxas, Senis
Subtaxa: Ensiculus conradi Ensiculus cultellus
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection)
• Eocene of United States (1: Alabama)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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