Ctenostreon pectiniforme von Schlotheim 1820 (file clam)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Alternative combinations: Ctenostreon pectiniformis, Ostracites pectiniformis

Belongs to Ctenostreon according to A. Scholz et al. 2008

See also Aberhan 1998 and Ros-Franch et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Ctenostreon newelli, Ctenostreon proboscideum, Ctenostreon rugosum

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (1 collection), Germany (5), Poland (1), Romania (1), the United Kingdom (3)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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