†Pteroluter othnius Saul 1973 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Full reference: L. R. Saul. 1973. Evidence for the origin of the Mactridae (Bivalvia) in the Cretaceous. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 97:1-51
Belongs to Pteroluter according to L. R. Saul 1973
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UCLA 47374, a shell. Its type locality is LACMIP loc. 10753, Little Cow Creek, Redding area, which is in a Turonian coastal sandstone in the Redding Formation of California.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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