†Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) truncata Gabb 1864 (clam)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Alternative combinations: Cucullaea (Idonearca) truncata, Cucullaea truncata
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217
Belongs to Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) according to J. W. Haggart and R. Graham 2018
See also Anderson 1958, Gabb 1864, Packard 1922, Stewart 1930 and Taff et al. 1940
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (2: British Columbia collections), Japan (2), United States (3: California)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.