Glossus moreauensis Meerk and Hayden 1861 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Glossidae

Alternative combinations: Bucardia moreauensis, Clisocolus moreauensis

Belongs to Glossus according to I. G. Speden 1970

See also Russell and Landes 1937

Sister taxa: Glossus (Aralocardia), Glossus (Cytherocardia), Glossus (Glossus), Glossus (Meiocardia), Glossus (Miocardiella), Glossus (Miocardiopsis), Glossus (Sulcocardia), Glossus aquilinus, Glossus filosus, Glossus fraterna, Glossus markoei, Glossus marylandica, Glossus mazlea, Glossus santamaria, Glossus slatana

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Alberta collections), United States (4: North Dakota, South Dakota)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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