Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Full reference: W. P. Popenoe. 1937. Upper Cretaceous Mollusca from Southern California. Journal of Paleontology 11(5):379-402
Belongs to Inoperna according to W. P. Popenoe 1937
Sister taxa: Inoperna (Inoperna), Inoperna (Triasoperna), Inoperna flagellifera, Inoperna perplicata, Inoperna plenicostata, Inoperna sowerbiana
Type specimen: CIT (IP) 3420. Its type locality is CIT loc. 1068, Santa Ana Mountains, which is in a Turonian delta front siltstone/shale in the Ladd Formation of California.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (11: California collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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