†Alveinus minutus Conrad 1865 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kelliellidae
Belongs to Alveinus according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also Harris 1919 and Kosnik 2002
Sister taxa: Alveinus rotundus, Alveinus sinutus
Type specimen: ANSP 13221, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (50: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas collections)
Total: 50 collections each including a single occurrence
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