Electroma notiala Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 (pearl oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Full reference: J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister. 1992. Molluscan Systematics and Biostratigraphy. Antarctic Research Series, AGU 55

Belongs to Electroma according to J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister 1992

Sister taxon: Electroma alacorvi

Type specimen: USNM 441603, a shell. Its type locality is PU 1057, Seymour Island, which is in a Bartonian coastal sandstone in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at PU 1075, Seymour Island

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