Glossus slatana Stephenson 1952 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Glossidae

Alternative combination: Isocardia slatana

Belongs to Glossus according to B. S. Kues and S. G. Lucas 2001

See also Stephenson 1952

Sister taxa: Glossus (Aralocardia), Glossus (Cytherocardia), Glossus (Glossus), Glossus (Meiocardia), Glossus (Miocardiella), Glossus (Miocardiopsis), Glossus (Sulcocardia), Glossus aquilinus, Glossus filosus, Glossus fraterna, Glossus markoei, Glossus marylandica, Glossus mazlea, Glossus moreauensis, Glossus santamaria

Type specimen: USNM 105383

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (5: New Mexico, Texas collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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