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†Pleurophorus overbecki Smith 1927 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae

Full reference: J. P. Smith. 1927. Upper Triassic marine invertebrate faunas of North America. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 141:1-262

Belongs to Pleurophorus according to J. P. Smith 1927

Sister taxa: Permophorus albequus, Permophorus angustus, Permophorus arcus, Permophorus bregeri, Permophorus complanatus, Permophorus costatus, Permophorus gregarius, Permophorus guangxingensis, Permophorus lianyuanensis, Permophorus mexicanus, Permophorus oblongus, Permophorus obovatus, Permophorus octocostatus, Permophorus pricei, Permophorus proprius, Permophorus rotundus, Permophorus shuangfengensis, Permophorus similis, Permophorus subcostatus, Permophorus subovalis, Permophorus tenuistriatus, Permophorus triassicus, Permophorus tropidophorus, Permophorus vendiavkiriensis, Pleurophorus tricarinatus, Pleurophorus lunulus, Pleurophorus timoricus, Pleurophorus imbricatus, Pleurophorus occidentalis, Pleurophorus delawarensis, Pleurophorus elongatus, Pleurophorus quinquecostatus, Pleurophorus meeki

Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS 9384, south bank of Yukon River, which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in Alaska

Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at USGS 9384, south bank of Yukon River

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