†Loxo quintense Saul 1993 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Full reference: L. R. Saul. 1993. Pacific Slope Cretaceous bivalves: eight venerid species. Journal of Paleontology 67(6):965-979
Belongs to Loxo according to L. R. Saul 1993
Sister taxon: Loxo decore
Type specimen: LACMIP 8254. Its type locality is UCLA loc. 6501, Oat Gulch, which is in a Maastrichtian marine siliciclastic in the Moreno Formation of California.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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