†Saxicavella burnsi Hickman 2015 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Saxicavellidae
Full reference: C. S. Hickman. 2015. Paleogene marine bivalves of the deep-water Keasey Formation in Oregon, Part III: The heteroconchs. PaleoBios 32:1-44
Belongs to Saxicavella according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Hickman 2015
Sister taxon: Saxicavella pacifica
Type specimen: UCMP 10707. Its type locality is USGS 15315, which is in a Rupelian marine horizon in the Keasey Formation of Oregon.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon collection)
• Eocene of United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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