Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Full reference: R. L. Squires. 1990. New Paleogene Fimbria (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from the Pacific coast of southwestern North America. Journal of Paleontology 64:552-556
Belongs to Fimbria according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Squires 1990 and Squires and Demetrion 1992
Sister taxa: Fimbria (Omphaloclathrum), Fimbria africana, Fimbria astartiformis, Fimbria fimbriata, Fimbria furoni, Fimbria jamaicensis, Fimbria lajoyei, Fimbria mellingi, Fimbria regularis, Fimbria semireticulata, Fimbria sowerbyi, Fimbria striaticostata, Fimbria subdavidsoni, Fimbria subpectunculus, Fimbria susanensis, Fimbria vernoni, Corbis concinna, Corbis lirata, Corbis plana, Corbis staminea, Corbis major, Corbis claibornensis, Corbis manzavinii, Corbis imbricata, Corbis scarsellai, Corbis lamellosa, Corbis undata, Corbis laticostata, Corbis lajoyei, Corbis elliptica
Type specimen: IGM 5104. Its type locality is CSUN Loc. 1220b, Mesa la Salina, which is in a Ypresian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone/limestone in the Bateque Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (4: California)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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