†Paracyclas elliptica Hall 1843 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Alternative combination: Lucina (Paracyclas) elliptica
Belongs to Paracyclas according to A. La Rocque 1950
See also Hall 1843 and Hall and Whitfield 1872
Sister taxa: Paracyclas dubia, Paracyclas occidentalis, Paracyclas proavia
Type specimen: AMNH 4002/2 25, 26, a valve
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (3: Manitoba collections), Libya (1), United States (14: Iowa, Missouri, New York)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
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