Paulckella Cooper et al. 1989 (clam)

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae

Full reference: M. R. Cooper, E. Perez, and R. Reyes. 1989. The systematic position of Trigonia nepos Paulcke, 1903, and Paulckella, a new genus for the Aptian of Chile. Revista Geologica de Chile 16(1):51-59

Parent taxon: Pterotrigoniinae according to M. R. Cooper et al. 1989

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Pseudomyophorella, Pterotrigonia, Pterotrigoniini, Scabrotrigoniini

Subtaxa: Paulckella nepos

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Argentina (1 collection), Chile (13)

Total: 14 collections including 20 occurrences

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