Scambula perplana Conrad 1869

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Alternative combinations: Anthomya (Scambula) perplana, Crassatella perplana, Crassatellites (Scambula) perplana

Synonym: Scambula widmeri Richards 1962

Belongs to Scambula according to G. L. Wingard 1993

Sister taxon: Crassatellites (Scambula) psychopterus

Type specimens:

  • Scambula perplana: ANSP 18740, a shell
  • Scambula widmeri:

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (26: Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Tennessee, Texas collections)

Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence

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