Pycnodonte (Pegma) bajaensis Squires and Demetrion 1990 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Full reference: R. L. Squires and R. Demetrion. 1990. New Eocene Marine Bivalves from Baja California Sur, Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 64(3):382-391

Belongs to Pycnodonte (Pegma) according to R. L. Squires and R. Demetrion 1990

See also Squires and Demetrion 1992

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IGM 5069, a shell

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Mexico (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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