Bivalvia - Pandorida - Lyonsiidae
Full reference: B. L. Clark and A. O. Woodford. 1927. The geology and paleontology of the type section of the Meganos Formation (lower Middle Eocene) of California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 17(2):63-142
Belongs to Lyonsia according to B. L. Clark and A. O. Woodford 1927
Sister taxa: Lyonsia (Endomargarus), Lyonsia arenosa, Lyonsia californica, Lyonsia heberti, Lyonsia hyalina, Lyonsia pakistanica, Lyonsia subaequilateralis
Type specimen: Its type locality is UCMP 3152, Deer Valley, which is in a Ypresian coastal sandstone in the Meganos Formation of California
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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