†Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) sulcatinus Evans and Shumard 1857 (clam)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae

Alternative combinations: Arca sulcatina, Nemodon sulcatinus

Belongs to Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) according to W. Kiessling 2003

See also Meek 1876

Sister taxa: Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) keyserlingii, Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) marshallensis, Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) mediodepressum, Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) obsoletiformis, Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) politus, Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) suzukii

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Argentina (51 collections)

• Cretaceous of Argentina (9), United States (4: North Dakota, South Dakota)

Total: 64 collections each including a single occurrence

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