Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Full reference: E. K. Jordan and L. G. Hertlein. 1926. Expedition to the Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico, in 1925, VII. Contribution to the geology and paleontology of the Tertiary of Cedros Island and adjacent parts of Lower California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 15(14):409-464
Belongs to Placunanomia according to R. L. Squires et al. 2006
See also Moore 1987
Sister taxa: Placunanomia (Tamianomia), Placunanomia californica, Placunanomia cumingii, Placunanomia granti, Placunanomia lithobleta, Placunanomia panamensis, Placunanomia plicata
Type specimen: CAS 2110, a shell. Its type locality is C.A.S. Loc. 945, Turtle Bay, which is in a Pliocene marine sandstone in Mexico.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Mexico (2 collections), United States (1: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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