Arginella MacNeil 1938 (clam)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Full reference: F. S. MacNeil. 1938. Species and genera of Tertiary Noetinae. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 189(A):1-50

Parent taxon: Noetinae according to F. S. MacNeil 1938

See also Rivera 1957

Sister taxa: Arginopsis, Didimacar, Halonanus, Hoernesarca, Matsumotoa, Noetiini, Noetiopsis, Protonoetia, Sheldonella, Striarcini, Trinacriini

Subtaxa: Arginella icaensis Arginella ovalis Arginella puntabravoensis Arginella samanensis

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Colombia (2 collections), Peru (5)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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