Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Alternative combination: Crassatella picteti
Belongs to Arctica according to S. Mendir et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Arctica africana, Arctica calabra, Arctica globosa, Arctica islandica, Arctica limpidiana, Arctica mediale, Arctica murrayensis, Arctica planata, Arctica provencialis, Arctica subanthooensis, Cyprina purae, Cyprina cancriniana, Cyprina escheri, Cyprina occidentalis, Cyprina scutellaria, Cyprina ivensi, Cyprina iddingsi, Cyprina cuneata, Cyprina denmanensis, Cyprina praerustica, Cyprina cordiformis, Cyprina lens
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Algeria (1 collection), Egypt (5)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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