†Meekia (Meekia) radiata Gabb 1864 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tancrediidae

Alternative combination: Meekia radiata

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

Belongs to Meekia (Meekia) according to L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe 1962

See also Gabb 1864

Sister taxa: Meekia (Meekia) exotica, Meekia (Meekia) iberica, Meekia (Meekia) louella, Meekia (Meekia) peleia, Meekia (Meekia) sella

Type specimen: UCB 10313, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (5: California collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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