Ctenostreon rugosum Smith 1817 (file clam)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Alternative combination: Lima rugosum

Synonym: Ctenostreon wrighti Bayle 1878

Belongs to Ctenostreon according to M. Aberhan 1998

Sister taxa: Ctenostreon newelli, Ctenostreon pectiniforme, Ctenostreon proboscideum

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Afghanistan (1 collection), Canada (15: Alberta, British Columbia), Chile (66), France (5), Madagascar (1), Somalia (1), Spain (15), Tanzania (1), the United Kingdom (3)

Total: 108 collections each including a single occurrence

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