†Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Poromyida - Poromyidae
Belongs to Liopistha according to M. A. Kosnik 2002
Sister taxa: Leiopistha meekii, Liopistha (Psilomya), Liopistha anaana, Liopistha glabra, Liopistha ligeriensis, Liopistha sergipensis, Liopistha servesensis, Liopistha sulcata, Liopistha superba, Liopistha ventricosa
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (132: Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas collections)
Total: 132 collections including 134 occurrences
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