Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combination: Macoma twinensis
Belongs to Macoma (Macoma) according to E. V. Coan et al. 2000
See also Addicott 1976, Durham 1944 and Moore 1984
Sister taxa: Macoma (Macoma) atsunaiensis, Macoma (Macoma) balthica, Macoma (Macoma) calcarea, Macoma (Macoma) calhounensis, Macoma (Macoma) carolinensis, Macoma (Macoma) cookei, Macoma (Macoma) crassula, Macoma (Macoma) elimata, Macoma (Macoma) galathea, Macoma (Macoma) golikovi, Macoma (Macoma) incongrua, Macoma (Macoma) inquinata, Macoma (Macoma) lama, Macoma (Macoma) lipara, Macoma (Macoma) loveni, Macoma (Macoma) menkeni, Macoma (Macoma) middendorffi, Macoma (Macoma) moesta, Macoma (Macoma) nasuta, Macoma (Macoma) obliqua, Macoma (Macoma) paralenis, Macoma (Macoma) praetenuis, Macoma (Macoma) sheridani, Macoma (Macoma) torelli, Macoma (Macoma) virginiana
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (6: Alaska, Washington collections)
• Oligocene of United States (12: Washington)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
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