Cyrtopleura levesquei Watelet 1851 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae

Alternative combination: Pholas levesquei

Belongs to Cyrtopleura according to P. Jeffery and S. Tracey 1997

Sister taxa: Cyrtopleura (Scobinopholas), Cyrtopleura costata, Cyrtopleura crucigera

Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (3 collections)

• Paleocene of the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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