†Hoferia duplicata Munster 1837 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Pichleriidae

Alternative combination: Lucina duplicata

Synonyms: Arca aspasia d'Orbigny 1849, Arca concentrica Münster 1841, Arca hemisphaerica Klipstein 1843, Cucullea aspasia d'Orbigny 1849

Belongs to Hoferia according to Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979

See also Bittner 1895, Laube 1865 and Münster 1841

Sister taxa: Hoferia compressa, Hoferia emarginata, Hoferia exsul, Hoferia magna, Hoferia simplex

Type specimens:

  • Hoferia duplicata: Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.
  • Arca concentrica: Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.
  • Arca hemisphaerica:
  • Cucullea aspasia:

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Italy (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences

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