Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Alternative combination: Cyprina planata
Belongs to Arctica according to P. Jeffery and S. Tracey 1997
Sister taxa: Arctica africana, Arctica calabra, Arctica globosa, Arctica islandica, Arctica limpidiana, Arctica mediale, Arctica murrayensis, Arctica picteti, Arctica provencialis, Arctica subanthooensis, Cyprina cuneata, Cyprina iddingsi, Cyprina ivensi, Cyprina purae, Cyprina denmanensis, Cyprina scutellaria, Cyprina cordiformis, Cyprina occidentalis, Cyprina escheri, Cyprina praerustica, Cyprina lens, Cyprina cancriniana
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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