†Spisula (Spisula) caleta Olsson 1928 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1928. Contributions to the Tertiary paleontology of northern Peru: Part 1. Bulletins of American Paleontology 14(52)
Belongs to Spisula (Spisula) according to A. A. Olsson 1928
Sister taxa: Spisula (Spisula) albertantonorum, Spisula (Spisula) hualtaca, Spisula (Spisula) summa
Type specimen: Its type locality is Caleta Sal [Saman Fm], which is in an Eocene coastal sandstone/conglomerate in the Saman Formation of Peru
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Peru (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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