Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Full reference: I. Walaszczyk and W. A. Cobban. 2016. Inoceramid bivalves and biostratigraphy of the upper Albian and lower Cenomanian of the United States Western Interior Basin. Cretaceous Research 59:30-68
Belongs to Gnesioceramus according to I. Walaszczyk and W. A. Cobban 2016
Sister taxa: Gnesioceramus anglicus, Gnesioceramus bellvuensis, Gnesioceramus comancheanus, Gnesioceramus cripsii
Type specimen: USNM 544473. Its type locality is USNM 23021. Just south of Fisherman's road, which is in a Cenomanian offshore shale in the Mowry Formation of Montana.
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: Montana collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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