Homomya budaensis Whitney 1911 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae

Synonym: Homomya auroraensis Perkins 1961

Belongs to Homomya according to R. W. Scott and B. W. Claggett 2018

Sister taxa: Homomya albertii, Homomya alsatica, Homomya austinensis, Homomya bisinuosa, Homomya caffii, Homomya gallatinensis, Homomya gejiuensis, Homomya gibbosa, Homomya hamatoides, Homomya impressa, Homomya inornata, Homomya kokeni, Homomya lariana, Homomya neuquena, Homomya refugium, Homomya signicollina, Homomya sublariana, Homomya ventricosa, Homomya washitae

Type specimens:

  • Homomya budaensis: UT 32300
  • Homomya auroraensis: UMMP 32853.

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at USGS Mesozoic D10104, Rattlesnake Ridge (Cretaceous of New Mexico)

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