†Oxyperas parinensis Olsson 1928 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Alternative combination: Spisula (Oxyperas) parinensis
Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1928. Contributions to the Tertiary paleontology of northern Peru: Part 1. Bulletins of American Paleontology 14(52)
Belongs to Oxyperas according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Olsson 1928
Sister taxa: Oxyperas (Pseudoxyperas), Oxyperas callistoides, Oxyperas deserta, Oxyperas steinmanni
Type specimen: Its type locality is Punta Balcones [Parinas Fm], which is in a Bartonian coastal sandstone/conglomerate in the Parinas Formation of Peru
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Punta Balcones [Parinas Fm]
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