Basterotia (Basterotella) floridana Dall 1903 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sportellidae

Alternative combination: Pleurodesma floridana

Belongs to Basterotia (Basterotella) according to H. E. Vokes 1981

Sister taxa: Basterotia (Basterotella) bowdeniana, Basterotia (Basterotella) corbuloidea, Basterotia (Basterotella) elliptica, Basterotia (Basterotella) miocenica

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at North St Petersburg [Caloosahatchee Fm] (Quaternary of Florida)

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