†Stirpulina saulae Stallwood 1995 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Pandorida - Clavagellidae
Full reference: R. B. Stallwood. 1995. A Turonian Clavagellid (Bivalvia) from the Ladd Formation of Southern California. Journal of Paleontology 69(1):84-88
Belongs to Stirpulina according to R. B. Stallwood 1995
Sister taxa: Stirpulina coronata, Stirpulina veronensis, Stirpulina vicentina
Type specimen: NHF cat. no. 1964. Its type locality is NHF-45, which is in a Turonian deltaic sandstone in the Ladd Formation of California.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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