Wilkingia wyomingensis Branson 1930 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiidia - Sanguinolitidae

Alternative combination: Allerisma wyomingensis

Full reference: C. C. Branson. 1930. Paleontology and stratigraphy of the Phosphoria Formation. Missouri University Studies 5(2):1-99

Belongs to Wilkingia according to K.W. Ciriacks 1963

See also Branson 1930

Sister taxa: Wilkingia abramovi, Wilkingia andrewsi, Wilkingia androsovi, Wilkingia anshunensis, Wilkingia bulkurensis, Wilkingia fengchengensis, Wilkingia guizhouensis, Wilkingia hainanensis, Wilkingia hubeiensis, Wilkingia inflata, Wilkingia kutorgana, Wilkingia lunulata, Wilkingia maxvillensis, Wilkingia mediterranea, Wilkingia neglecta, Wilkingia perelegans, Wilkingia pleuromyoides, Wilkingia regularis, Wilkingia rothi, Wilkingia sericea, Wilkingia terminale, Wilkingia terminalis, Wilkingia triangularis, Wilkingia verchojanica, Wilkingia walkeri

Type specimen: Its type locality is Wind River Mountains (between Lower Phosphate and Pustula Member), which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Park City Formation of Wyoming

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (2: Wyoming collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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