†Glossus aquilinus Coquand 1862 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Glossidae
Alternative combinations: Anisocardia auquilina, Isocardia aquilina
Belongs to Glossus according to S. Mendir et al. 2021
See also Barber 1958
Sister taxa: Glossus (Aralocardia), Glossus (Cytherocardia), Glossus (Glossus), Glossus (Meiocardia), Glossus (Miocardiella), Glossus (Miocardiopsis), Glossus (Sulcocardia), Glossus filosus, Glossus fraterna, Glossus markoei, Glossus marylandica, Glossus mazlea, Glossus moreauensis, Glossus santamaria, Glossus slatana
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Algeria (2 collections), Egypt (12), Nigeria (2)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
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