†Nymphactra jonasseni Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Full reference: J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister. 1992. Molluscan Systematics and Biostratigraphy. Antarctic Research Series, AGU 55
Belongs to Nymphactra according to J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister 1992
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 441633, a shell. Its type locality is IPS 10, Seymour Island, which is in a Bartonian coastal sandstone in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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