Cataceramus balticus Bohm 1907 (clam)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae

Alternative combinations: Inoceramus (Endocostea) balticus, Inoceramus balticus

Belongs to Cataceramus according to P. L. Sealey and S. G. Lucas 2019

See also Elder and Saul 1993

Sister taxa: Boehmiceramus, Cataceramus bantu, Cataceramus langi, Cataceramus subcompressus, Dimeroceramus, Inoceramus (Cataceramus) sagensis, Inoceramus (Cataceramus) tenuilineatus

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Austria (1 collection), Bulgaria (1), Canada (1: British Columbia), Cuba (1), Denmark (1), France (2), Germany (17), Jamaica (2), Japan (7), Madagascar (1), Romania (1), the Russian Federation (1), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Spain (1), Ukraine (1), United States (15: California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas)

Total: 54 collections each including a single occurrence

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