Trigonarca jessupae Maury 1930 (clam)

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae

Full reference: C. J. Maury. 1930. O Cretaceo da Parahyba do Norte. Serviço Geologico E Mineralogico do Brasil Monographia 8:1-305

Belongs to Trigonarca according to C. J. Maury 1930

Sister taxa: Trigonarca (Costelliarca), Trigonarca acclivis, Trigonarca angolensis, Trigonarca californica, Trigonarca camerunensis, Trigonarca cardiformis, Trigonarca curvatodonta, Trigonarca excavata, Trigonarca furoni, Trigonarca jacksonensis, Trigonarca ligeriensis, Trigonarca manzadinensis, Trigonarca schweinfurthi, Trigonarca sectilis, Trigonarca semiglabra

Type specimen: Its type locality is Right bank of Rio Gramame (Roudairia zone), which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate limestone in Brazil

Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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