†Glossus slatana Stephenson 1952 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Glossidae
Alternative combination: Isocardia slatana
Belongs to Glossus according to B. S. Kues and S. G. Lucas 2001
See also Stephenson 1952
Sister taxa: Glossus (Aralocardia), Glossus (Cytherocardia), Glossus (Glossus), Glossus (Meiocardia), Glossus (Miocardiella), Glossus (Miocardiopsis), Glossus (Sulcocardia), Glossus aquilinus, Glossus filosus, Glossus fraterna, Glossus markoei, Glossus marylandica, Glossus mazlea, Glossus santamaria
Type specimen: USNM 105383
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (5: New Mexico, Texas collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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