†Cuspidaria prima Aldrich and Meyer 1886 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Belongs to Cuspidaria according to Aldrich and Meyer 1886
Sister taxa: Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria), Cuspidaria (Dianocuspidaria), Cuspidaria (Rhinoclama), Cuspidaria (Tergulina), Cuspidaria adelaidensis, Cuspidaria alpis, Cuspidaria alpiscivicae, Cuspidaria attenuata, Cuspidaria grandis, Cuspidaria grovensis, Cuspidaria latesulcata, Cuspidaria obesa, Cuspidaria persulcata, Cuspidaria subrostrata, Cuspidaria triassica, Cuspidaria variabilis, Cuspidaria vorbei
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Alabama collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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