Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Belongs to Spisula according to M. A. Kosnik 2002
See also Harris 1919
Sister taxa: Mactra (Spisula) markleyensis, Spisula (Austromactra), Spisula (Cymbophora), Spisula (Eomactra), Spisula (Notospisula), Spisula (Pseudocardium), Spisula (Ruellia), Spisula (Spisula), Spisula aequilateralis, Spisula arcuata, Spisula brombachensis, Spisula callistaeformis, Spisula capayana, Spisula coalingensis, Spisula compressa, Spisula craspedota, Spisula dernburgi, Spisula elliptica, Spisula hannibali, Spisula jacksonensis, Spisula lenticularis, Spisula obtruncata, Spisula paralis, Spisula parilis, Spisula praetenuis, Spisula rappahannockensis, Spisula semisulcata, Spisula sisquocensis, Spisula sookensis, Spisula subcuneata, Spisula subtruncata, Spisula weaveri
Subtaxa: Spisula decisa palmaris
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (6: Alabama, South Carolina collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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