†Myrtea curta (clam)
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Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Belongs to Myrtea according to M. A. Kosnik 2002
Sister taxa: Myrtaea (Levimyrtaea), Myrtaea asphaltica, Myrtaea cookei, Myrtea (Myrtea), Myrtea (Myrteopsis), Myrtea ezoensis, Myrtea gabbi, Myrtea spinifera
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (5: Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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