Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Alternative combination: Mactra warrenana
Synonyms: Cymbophora formosa Meek and Hayden 1856, Mactra (Cymbophora) formosa Meek and Hayden 1856, Mactra formosa Meek and Hayden 1856
Belongs to Cymbophora according to I. G. Speden 1970
Sister taxa: Cymbophora ashburnerii, Cymbophora bella, Cymbophora buttensis, Cymbophora gabbiana, Cymbophora moevusi, Cymbophora okadakensis, Cymbophora popenoei, Cymbophora stantoni, Cymbophora suciensis, Cymbophora triangulata, Spisula (Cymbophora) berryi, Spisula (Cymbophora) wordeni
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (16: Alberta, Saskatachewan collections), United States (5: North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
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