Leptomactra marylandica Dall 1898 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Alternative combination: Spisula (Hemimactra) marylandica

Belongs to Leptomactra according to L. W. Ward 1998

See also Glenn 1904 and Ward 1992

Sister taxa: Leptomactra curtidens, Leptomactra delumbis, Leptomactra valhosierr

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (2: Delaware, Maryland collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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