†Cycloconcha speciosa McCoy 1846 (clam)

Bivalvia - Actinodontida - Cycloconchidae

Alternative combination: Pullastra speciosa

Synonyms: Avicula orbicularis de Sowerby and Murchison 1839, Cycloconcha orbicularis de Sowerby and Murchison 1839

Belongs to Cycloconcha according to S.P. Tunnicliff 1982

See also de Sowerby and Murchison 1839

Sister taxon: Cycloconcha mediocardinalis

Type specimens:

  • Cycloconcha speciosa: NMI G.51979.
  • Cycloconcha orbicularis:

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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