†Myrtea gabbi Stewart 1930 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Synonym: Lucina subcircularis Gabb 1864 [replaced name]
Full reference: R. B. Stewart. 1930. Gabb's California Cretaceous and Tertiary type lamellibranchs. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Special Publication 3:1-314
Belongs to Myrtea according to R. B. Stewart 1930
See also Gabb 1864
Sister taxa: Myrtaea (Levimyrtaea), Myrtaea asphaltica, Myrtaea cookei, Myrtea (Myrtea), Myrtea (Myrteopsis), Myrtea curta, Myrtea ezoensis, Myrtea spinifera
Type specimens:
- Myrtea gabbi: ANSP 4401
- Lucina subcircularis: Its type locality is Texas Flat, which is in a Campanian marginal marine sandstone in the Chico Formation of California.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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