†Willimactra (Petromactra) mathewsonii Gabb 1864 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Alternative combination: Tellina mathewsonii
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217
Belongs to Willimactra (Petromactra) according to L. R. Saul 1973
See also Gabb 1864 and Stewart 1930
Sister taxon: Willimactra (Petromactra) truncata
Type specimen: ANSP 4373, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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