Mactromeris abbotti Wiedey 1928 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Alternative combination: Spisula abbotti

Full reference: L. W. Wiedey. 1928. Notes on the Vaqueros and Temblor formations of the California Miocene with descriptions of new species. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 5(10):95-182

Belongs to Mactromeris according to E. J. Moore 2003

Sister taxa: Mactromeris acutirostrata, Mactromeris aequilateralis, Mactromeris albaria, Mactromeris beali, Mactromeris bisculpturata, Mactromeris brevirostrata, Mactromeris capayana, Mactromeris catilliformis, Mactromeris coalingensis, Mactromeris eugenensis, Mactromeris gaviotaensis, Mactromeris hannibali, Mactromeris hemphillii, Mactromeris markleyensis, Mactromeris mercedensis, Mactromeris merriami, Mactromeris montereyana, Mactromeris mossbeachensis, Mactromeris muliniaformis, Mactromeris occidentalis, Mactromeris pittsburgensis, Mactromeris polynyma, Mactromeris ramonensis, Mactromeris rushi, Mactromeris sectoris, Mactromeris sisquocensis, Mactromeris subquadrata, Mactromeris tejonensis, Mactromeris tenuissima, Mactromeris trampasensis, Mactromeris voyi, Mactromeris weaveri

Type specimen: SDSNH 39, a valve

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (3: California collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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