†Pteromya wilkesleyensis Cox 1963 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Full reference: L. R. Cox. 1963. The Rhaetic-Hettangian bivalve genus Pteromya Moore. Palaeontology 6(3):582-595
Belongs to Pteromya according to L. R. Cox 1963
Sister taxa: Pteromya coxi, Pteromya crowcombeia, Pteromya langportensis, Pteromya tatei, Pteromya vaurensis
Type specimen: UK Geological Survey No. 108103. Its type locality is Geological Survey borehole, Wilkesley, which is in a Hettangian marine horizon in the United Kingdom.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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