Cymbophora warrenana Meek and Hayden 1856 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Alternative combinations: Mactra (Cymbophora) warrenana, Mactra (Trigonella) warrenana, 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

See also Meek 1876

Sister taxa: Cymbophora ashburnerii, Cymbophora bella, Cymbophora buttensis, Cymbophora gabbiana, Cymbophora moevusi, Cymbophora nitidula, Cymbophora ochilleana, 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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