†Calyptogena katallaensis Kiel and Amano 2010 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Vesicomyidae
Full reference: S. Kiel and K. Amano. 2010. Oligocene and Miocene Vesicomyid Bivalves from the Katalla District, Southern Alaska. The Veliger 51(1):76-84
Belongs to Calyptogena according to S. Kiel and K. Amano 2010
Sister taxa: Calyptogena (Calyptogena), Vesicomya (Calyptogena) pacifica
Type specimen: UCMP 555211, a valve (right valve). Its type locality is USGS loc. 15385=UCMP IP1720, Katalla 1, which is in an Oligocene marine horizon in the Kulthieth Formation of Alaska.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (3: Alaska collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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