†Glossus marylandica Schoonover 1941 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Venerida - Glossidae
Alternative combination: Glossus fraternus marylandicus
Belongs to Glossus according to L. W. Ward 1992
Sister taxa: Glossus (Aralocardia), Glossus (Cytherocardia), Glossus (Glossus), Glossus (Meiocardia), Glossus (Miocardiella), Glossus (Miocardiopsis), Glossus (Sulcocardia), Glossus aquilinus, Glossus filosus, Glossus fraterna, Glossus markoei, Glossus mazlea, Glossus moreauensis, Glossus santamaria, Glossus slatana
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (8: Maryland, Virginia collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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