†Thyasira cretacea Whiteaves 1873 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Lucinida - Thyasiridae
Alternative combination: Conchocele cretacea
Belongs to Thyasira according to F. M. Anderson 1958
Sister taxa: Thyasira (Conchocele), Thyasira alaskana, Thyasira austrosulca, Thyasira becca, Thyasira chilensis, Thyasira flexuosa, Thyasira montanita, Thyasira nana, Thyasira olssoni, Thyasira peruviana, Thyasira rashidi, Thyasira sarsii, Thyasira staufti, Thyasira tanabei, Thyasira tessaria, Thyasira xylodia
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Angola (1 collection), Egypt (1), Libya (1), Tunisia (1), United States (5: California)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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