†Chlamys (Chlamys) cretosus Defrance 1822 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Belongs to Lyriochlamys according to M. A. Kosnik 2002
Sister taxa: Lyriochlamys complexicostata, Lyriochlamys otianus, Lyriochlamys traskii
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: Alabama, Maryland, Mississippi collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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