†Pulvinites pacifica 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 californica
Type specimen: UCR 7342/1 (not 6900/101; J. D. Mount, written commun., 1978).
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (6: California collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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