Pleurobema Rafinesque 1819 (freshwater mussel)
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Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae
Alternative spelling: Unio (Pleurobema)
Parent taxon: Pleurobemini according to P. Bouchet et al. 2010
See also Roth and Hartman 1998 and Stott 1963
Sister taxon: Elliptio
Subtaxa: Unio (Pleurobema) dowlingi
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Alberta collections), United States (1: Montana)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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