†Willimactra (Willimactra) popenoei 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 Willimactra (Willimactra) according to L. R. Saul 1973
Sister taxon: Willimactra (Willimactra) putida
Type specimen: UCLA 47386, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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