Pulvinites californica Zinsmeister 1978 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae

Full reference: W. J. Zinsmeister. 1978. Three New Species of Pulvinites (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from Seymour Island (Antarctic Peninsula) and Southern California. Journal of Paleontology 52(3):565-569

Belongs to Pulvinites according to E. J. Moore 1983

See also Zinsmeister 1978

Sister taxa: Pulvinites adansoni, Pulvinites antarctica, Pulvinites lawrencei, Pulvinites pacifica

Type specimen: UCR 6821/19

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pulvinites californica in the database

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