Atrina talarensis Olsson 1928 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae

Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1928. Contributions to the Tertiary paleontology of northern Peru: Part 1. Bulletins of American Paleontology 14(52)

Belongs to Atrina according to A. A. Olsson 1928

Sister taxa: Atrina (Atrina), Atrina (Servatrina), Atrina affinis, Atrina alamedensis, Atrina argentea, Atrina bicuneata, Atrina harrisii, Atrina jacksoniana, Atrina magellanica, Atrina maura, Atrina multicostata, Atrina nigra, Atrina pectinata, Atrina piscatoria, Atrina seminuda, Atrina serrata, Atrina stephensi, Atrina triangularis, Atrina venturensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Talara [Saman Fm], which is in an Eocene coastal sandstone/conglomerate in the Saman Formation of Peru

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Peru (2 collections), Venezuela (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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