Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Alternative combinations: Cyclas mississippiensis, Lucina mississippiensis
Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1848. Observations on the Eocene formations, and descriptions of one hundred and five new fossils from that period, from the vicinity of Vicksburg, Mississippi; with an appendix. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3:280-299
Belongs to Anodontia (Anodontia) according to D. T. Dockery 1982
Sister taxon: Anodontia (Anodontia) inflata
Type specimen: ANSP 30658, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (6: Mississippi collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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