†Pholadidea (Penitella) lorenzana Clark 1925 (piddock)
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Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Full reference: B. L. Clark. 1925. Pelecypod from the Marine Oligocene of Western North America. PaleoBios 15(4):69-136
Belongs to Pholadidea (Penitella) according to B. L. Clark 1925
Sister taxa: Penitella conradi, Penitella fitchi, Penitella gabbii, Penitella penita, Penitella richardsoni
Type specimen: UCMP 30612. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 1131, Walnut Creek, which is in an Oligocene marine horizon in California.
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at UCMP loc. 1131, Walnut Creek
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