†Sphenoceramus elegans Sokolow 1914 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Alternative combination: Inoceramus elegans
Belongs to Sphenoceramus according to J. W. Haggart and R. Graham 2018
See also Jones 1963
Sister taxa: Inoceramus (Sphenoceramus) lundbreckensis, Inoceramus (Sphenoceramus) pachti, Sphenoceramus gilli, Sphenoceramus naumanni, Sphenoceramus orientalis, Sphenoceramus sachalinensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (8: British Columbia collections), Japan (1), United States (2: Alaska)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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