†Phelopteria salinaensis White 1880 (pearl oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Alternative combination: Pteria (Oxytoma) salinensis
Belongs to Phelopteria according to B. S. Kues and S. G. Lucas 2001
Sister taxa: Phelopteria caudigera, Phelopteria dalli, Phelopteria erecta, Phelopteria gastrodes, Phelopteria gravida, Phelopteria huitriniana, Phelopteria linguaeformis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (6: Kansas, New Mexico collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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