†Manzanella Girty 1909 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Solemyida - Manzanellidae
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1909. Paleontology of the Manzano group. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 389:40-141
Parent taxon: Manzanellidae according to L. R. Cox et al. 1969
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Huxleyia, Posterodonta
Subtaxa: Manzanella cryptodentata Manzanella elliptica
Type: Manzanella elliptica
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (11: Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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