Agelasina Riedel 1933 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae

Full reference: L. Riedel. 1933. Die Oberkreide vom Mungofluß in Kamerun und ihre Fauna. Beiträge zur Geologischen Erforschung der Deutschen Schutzgebiete 16:1-154

Parent taxon: Cyprinidae according to R. A. Reyment 1955

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Agapella, Ambonicardia, Anisocardia, Anisocardioides, Antarctica, Antiquicyprina, Aquilonia, Arctica, Coelocyprina, Dietrichia, Epicyprina, Etea, Fengjiachongia, Gythemon, Hartwellia, Isocyprina, Izumia, Lilingella, Loparia, Microcyprina, Mokattamia, Petalocardia, Plesiocyprina, Procyprina, Pronoella, Proveniella, Pseudotrapezium, Pygocardia, Rollierella, Roudairia, Schedotrapezium, Somarctica, Staffinella, Tenea, Tortarctica, Vectianella, Venericyprina, Veniella, Venilicardia, Yunshania, Amiodon

Subtaxa: Agelasina plenodonta

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Type: Agelasina plenodonta

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (6 collections), Cameroon (3), the Congo-Brazzaville (3), Gabon (1), Nigeria (2)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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