†Arctotis Bodylevsky 1960 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Oxytomidae
Parent taxon: Oxytomidae according to P. Zell et al. 2015
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Avicularca, Jianchuania, Maccoyellinae, Meleagrinella, Oxytoma, Oxytominae
Subtaxa: Arctotis cretacea
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Chile (1 collection), Mexico (4), the Russian Federation (4), the United Kingdom (1)
• Jurassic of Canada (1: Alberta), the Russian Federation (2), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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