†Cassiavellia squamifera Girty 1909 (oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Alternative combination: Pteria squamifera
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1909. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651
Belongs to Cassiavellia according to I. Temkin and J. Pojeta 2010
See also Girty 1909
Sister taxa: Cassiavellia galtarae, Cassiavellia nadkevnae, Cassiavellia richardsoni
Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS 3763 green, Comanche Canyon, Glass Mountains, which is in a Roadian carbonate limestone in the Word Formation of Texas
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at USGS 3763 green, Comanche Canyon, Glass Mountains
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