Chondrodonta youngi Scott 2007 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Chondrodontidae

Full reference: R. W. Scott. 2007. Key bivalves of the Lower Albian Glen Rose Formation, Texas, U.S.A. Cretaceous rudists and carbonate platforms: environmental feedback, SEPM Special Publication 87:247-252

Belongs to Chondrodonta according to R. W. Scott 2007

Sister taxa: Chondrodonta (Cleidochondrella), Chondrodonta (Freneixita)

Type specimen: Its type locality is Cranes Mill, which is in an Albian perireef or subreef packstone in the Glen Rose Limestone Formation of Texas

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Cranes Mill

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