†Sphaera americanus Imlay 1940 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Full reference: R. W. Imlay. 1940. Neocomian Faunas of Northern Mexico. Geological Society America Bulletin 51(1):117-190
Belongs to Sphaera according to R. W. Imlay 1940
Sister taxa: Sphaera corrugata, Sphaera madagascariensis, Sphaera whitneyi
Type specimen: UMMP 20421
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mexico (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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