Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Alternative combinations: Chama (Cipliacella) mississippiensis, Chama mississippiensis
Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1848. Observations on the Eocene formations, and descriptions of one hundred and five new fossils from that period, from the vicinity of Vicksburg, Mississippi; with an appendix. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3:280-299
Belongs to Chama (Psilopus) according to D. T. Dockery 1982
See also Conrad 1848
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: ANSP 30655, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (9: Mississippi collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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