†Glossus marylandica Schoonover 1941 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Glossidae
Alternative combination: Glossus fraternus marylandicus
Belongs to Glossus according to L. W. Ward 1992
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 mazlea, Glossus santamaria
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (8: Maryland, Virginia collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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