Lunulacardium ornatum Hall 1843 (clam)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Lunulacardiidae

Alternative combinations: Lunulicardium ornatum, Pinnopsis ornatus

Synonyms: Lunulicardium acutirostrum Hall 1843, Pinnopsis acutirostra Hall 1843

Full reference: J. Hall. 1843. Geology of New York. Part IV, comprising the survey of the fourth geological district. Natural History of New York 4:1-683

Belongs to Lunulacardium according to J. Kriz 2004

See also Hall 1843 and Hall 1885

Sister taxa: Lunulacardium curtum, Lunulacardium excrescens, Lunulacardium semistriatum, Lunulicardium bifidocostatum, Lunulicardium marcellense

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of United States (2: New York collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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