†Peilinia levicostata Kues 1997 (oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Full reference: B. S. Kues. 1997. New bivalve taxa from the Tucumcari Formation (Cretaceous, Albian), New Mexico, and the biostratigraphic significance of the basal Tucumcari fauna. Journal of Paleontology 71(5):820-839
Belongs to Peilinia according to B. S. Kues 1997
Sister taxon: Peilinia quadriplicata
Type specimen: UNM 12,543
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: New Mexico collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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