†Nymphalucina occidentalis Morton 1842 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Alternative combinations: Lucina occidentalis, Tellina occidentalis
Belongs to Nymphalucina according to I. G. Speden 1970
Sister taxa: Lucina parva, Nymphalucina linearia, Nymphalucina panochensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Alberta collections), United States (11: Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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