Oriocrassatella compressa Maxwell 1964 (clam)

Bivalvia - Actinodontida - Oriocrassatellidae

Full reference: W. G. H. Maxwell. 1964. The geology of the Yarrol Region. Part 1. Biostratigraphy. Papers - Department of Geology, University of Queensland 5(9):1-60

Belongs to Oriocrassatella according to W. G. H. Maxwell 1964

Sister taxa: Oriocrassatella brenensis, Oriocrassatella elongata, Oriocrassatella intermedia, Oriocrassatella lapidaria, Oriocrassatella piauiensis, Oriocrassatella plana, Oriocrassatella rutogensis, Oriocrassatella stokesi, Oriocrassatella victori

Type specimen: UQ F42897. Its type locality is UQ L1935, Yarrol, which is in a Sakmarian marine siliciclastic in the Burnett Formation of Australia.

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (1 collection)

• Pennsylvanian of Australia (2)

• Carboniferous of Australia (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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