Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Alternative combinations: Pinna (Atrina) argentea, Pinna argentea
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 Atrina according to D. T. Dockery 1982
See also Conrad 1848 and Mansfield 1940
Sister taxa: Atrina (Atrina), Atrina (Servatrina), Atrina affinis, Atrina alamedensis, Atrina bicuneata, Atrina harrisii, Atrina jacksoniana, Atrina magellanica, Atrina maura, Atrina multicostata, Atrina nigra, Atrina pectinata, Atrina piscatoria, Atrina seminuda, Atrina serrata, Atrina stephensi, Atrina talarensis, Atrina triangularis, Atrina venturensis
Type specimen: ANSP 10222, a shell
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (11: Mississippi collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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