†Willimactra (Petromactra) truncata Gabb 1864 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Alternative combinations: Cymbophora truncata, Lutraria truncata

Synonym: Spisula chicoensis Packard 1916

Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217

Belongs to Willimactra (Petromactra) according to W. P. Elder and L. R. Saul 1993

See also Anderson 1958, Gabb 1864, Packard 1916, Saul 1973 and Stewart 1930

Sister taxon: Willimactra (Petromactra) mathewsonii

Type specimens:

  • Willimactra (Petromactra) truncata: UCBMP 12205, a shell
  • Spisula chicoensis:

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (3: California collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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