†Neocrassina californica Stanton 1895 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Alternative combination: Astarte californica
Full reference: T. W. Stanton. 1895. Contributions to the Cretaceous paleontology of the Pacific coast. : The fauna of the Knoxville. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 133:1-132
Belongs to Neocrassina according to A. Kaim et al. 2014
See also Anderson 1938 and Stanton 1895
Sister taxa: Neocrassina (Coelastarte), Neocrassina elegans, Neocrassina gueuxi, Neocrassina obliqua
Type specimen: USNM 23053
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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