Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Full reference: P. S. Warren. 1934. Palaeontology of the Bearpaw Formation. Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada 28:81-97
Belongs to Cuspidaria according to P. S. Warren 1934
Sister taxa: Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria), Cuspidaria (Dianocuspidaria), Cuspidaria (Rhinoclama), Cuspidaria (Tergulina), Cuspidaria adelaidensis, Cuspidaria alpis, Cuspidaria alpiscivicae, Cuspidaria attenuata, Cuspidaria grandis, Cuspidaria grovensis, Cuspidaria latesulcata, Cuspidaria obesa, Cuspidaria persulcata, Cuspidaria prima, Cuspidaria siliqua, Cuspidaria subrostrata, Cuspidaria triassica, Cuspidaria vorbei
Type specimen: Nat. Mus. of Canada 8735, a shell. Its type locality is Notukeu Creek [Bearpaw Fm], which is in a Campanian marine claystone/shale in the Bearpaw Formation of Canada.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Saskatchewan collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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