†Oxyperas steinmanni Olsson 1931 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1931. Contributions to the Tertiary Paleontology of Northern Peru: Part 4, The Peruvian Oligocene. Bulletins of American Paleontology 17(63)
Belongs to Oxyperas according to A. A. Olsson 1931
Sister taxa: Oxyperas (Pseudoxyperas), Oxyperas callistoides, Oxyperas deserta, Oxyperas parinensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Peru (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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