Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Alternative combination: Cucullaea schweinfurthi
Belongs to Trigonarca according to E. Gliozzi and A. Malatesta 1983
Sister taxa: Trigonarca (Costelliarca), Trigonarca acclivis, Trigonarca angolensis, Trigonarca californica, Trigonarca camerunensis, Trigonarca cardiformis, Trigonarca curvatodonta, Trigonarca excavata, Trigonarca furoni, Trigonarca jacksonensis, Trigonarca jessupae, Trigonarca ligeriensis, Trigonarca manzadinensis, Trigonarca sectilis, Trigonarca semiglabra, Trigonarca tumida
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Algeria (1 collection), Egypt (2), Jordan (1), Libya (1), Mozambique (1), Senegal (1), Tunisia (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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