†Pseudoptera securiformis Stephenson 1956 (oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Full reference: L. W. Stephenson. 1956. Fossils from the Eutaw Formation, Chattahoochee River region, Alabama-Georgia. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 274-J:227-250
Belongs to Pseudoptera according to L. W. Stephenson 1956
Sister taxa: Pseudoptera anomala, Pseudoptera coerulescens, Pseudoptera themedensis
Type specimen: USNM 125076, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (5: Alabama, Georgia collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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