Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Alternative combination: Spisula (Oxyperas) callistoides
Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1928. Contributions to the Tertiary paleontology of northern Peru: Part 1. Bulletins of American Paleontology 14(52)
Belongs to Oxyperas according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Olsson 1928
Sister taxa: Oxyperas (Pseudoxyperas), Oxyperas deserta, Oxyperas parinensis, Oxyperas steinmanni
Type specimen: Its type locality is Caleta Sal [Saman Fm], which is in an Eocene coastal sandstone/conglomerate in the Saman Formation of Peru
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Peru (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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