†Pulvinites californica Zinsmeister 1978 (oyster)
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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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