Buchia elderensis Anderson 1945 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Buchiidae

Alternative combination: Aucella elderensis

Full reference: F. M. Anderson. 1945. Knoxville series in the California Mesozoic. Geological Society America Bulletin 56(10):909-1014

Belongs to Buchia according to D. L. Jones et al. 1969

See also Anderson 1945 and Imlay 1959

Sister taxa: Buchia arcuata, Buchia bronni, Buchia concentrica, Buchia crassicollis, Buchia elongata, Buchia erringtoni, Buchia extensa, Buchia fischeriana, Buchia inflata, Buchia keyserlingi, Buchia mosquensis, Buchia okensis, Buchia pacifica, Buchia piochii, Buchia plicata, Buchia rugosa, Buchia terebratuloides, Buchia tolmatschowi, Buchia trigonoides, Buchia uncitoides, Buchia volgensis, Aucella indigenalis, Aucella weerthi, Aucella subokensis, Aucella crassa, Aucella occidentalis, Aucella spitiensis, Aucella bononiensis, Aucella krotovi, Aucella fischeri, Aucella nuciformia, Aucella lahuseni, Aucella concentrica, Aucella piriformis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic to Cretaceous of United States (1: California collection)

• Jurassic of United States (10: California)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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