†Acesta (Acesta) twinensis Durham 1944 (file clam)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Alternative combination: Lima twinensis
Full reference: J. W. Durham. 1944. Megafaunal zones of the Oligocene of northwestern Washington. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 27:101 -212
Belongs to Acesta (Acesta) according to E. J. Moore 1984
See also Durham 1944
Sister taxa: Acesta (Acesta) goajira, Acesta (Acesta) hamlini, Acesta (Acesta) multiradiata
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (3: Washington collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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