Pinna (Pinna) stocktoni Loel and Corey 1932 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae

Full reference: W. Loel and W. H. Corey. 1932. The Vaqueros Formation, Lower Miocene of California. I. Paleontology. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 22(3):31-410

Belongs to Pinna (Pinna) according to E. J. Moore 1983

See also Loel and Corey 1932

Sister taxa: Pinna (Pinna) barrowsi, Pinna (Pinna) blanfordi, Pinna (Pinna) folium, Pinna (Pinna) lanceolata, Pinna (Pinna) lewisi, Pinna (Pinna) mendenhalli, Pinna (Pinna) miliaria, Pinna (Pinna) opalina, Pinna (Pinna) radiata, Pinna (Pinna) tommasii

Type specimen: UCMP 31778, 31779 (cotypes)

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (10: California collections)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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