†Myrtea (Myrtea) vicksburgensis Casey 1903 (clam)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Alternative combination: Lucina vicksburgensis

Belongs to Myrtea (Myrtea) according to D. T. Dockery 1982

Sister taxa: Myrtaea (Myrtaea) curta, Myrtaea (Myrtaea) enischna, Myrtaea (Myrtaea) limoniana, Myrtea (Myrtea) scopularis, Myrtea (Myrtea) taffana, Myrtea (Myrtea) taylorensis

Type specimen: ANSP 994, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (9: Mississippi collections)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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