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 cordiformis, Cyprina praerustica, Cyprina occidentalis, Cyprina purae, Cyprina denmanensis, Cyprina cuneata, Cyprina scutellaria, Cyprina escheri, Cyprina lens, Cyprina cancriniana, Cyprina iddingsi, Cyprina ivensi
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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