Arctotis Bodylevsky 1960 (scallop)

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

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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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