Glottidia albida Hinds 1844 (lamp shell)
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Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae
Alternative combination: Lingula albida
Belongs to Glottidia according to C. C. Emig and M. A. Bitner 2005
See also Arnold 1903 and Hertlein and Grant IV 1944
Sister taxa: Glottidia antarctica, Glottidia audebarti, Glottidia bravardi, Glottidia dumortieri, Glottidia inexpectans, Glottidia palmeri, Glottidia pyramidata, Glottidia semen
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (3: California collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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