Marvacrassatella urbannensis Mansfield 1929 (clam)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Alternative combination: Crassatellites (Crassatellites) meridionalis urbannensis

Belongs to Marvacrassatella according to L. W. Ward 1992

Sister taxa: Marvacrassatella kauffmani, Marvacrassatella marylandica, Marvacrassatella melina, Marvacrassatella surryensis, Marvacrassatella turgidula

Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Cobham Wharf, Zone 26 (Miocene of Virginia)

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