Orthoyoldia psammotaea Dall 1898 (pointed nut clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Alternative combination: Yoldia psammotaea

Belongs to Orthoyoldia according to J. Gardner 1945

See also Harris 1919

Sister taxa: Orthoyoldia claibornensis, Orthoyoldia crosbyana, Yoldia (Orthoyoldia) haboroensis, Yoldia (Orthoyoldia) quiba

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (62: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia)

Total: 63 collections each including a single occurrence

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