Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Alternative spelling: Spisula (Mactromeris)
Parent taxon: Mactrinae according to E. J. Moore 2003
See also Coan et al. 2000, Moore 1976, Sepkoski 2002 and Stewart 1930
Sister taxa: Aliomactra, Allomactra, Andrusella, Avimactra, Crepispisula, Cryptomactra, Cymbophora, Diaphoromactra, Eopapyrina, Geltena, Harvella, Labiosa, Mactra, Mactrellona, Mactrinula, Mactrodesma, Nannomactra, Notospisula, Nymphactra, Ovamactra, Oxyperas, Priscomactra, Pseudocardium, Scalpomactra, Standella, Stereomactra, Telemactra, Trinitasia
Subtaxa: Mactromeris abbotti 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
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Belgium (1 collection), Canada (1: Nova Scotia), Mexico (1), United States (40: Alaska, California, Maine, Oregon)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (5: California, Oregon, Washington)
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1), Japan (2), Mexico (1), New Zealand (1), the Russian Federation (2), United States (22: California, Oregon)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (5: California)
• Miocene of Argentina (3), Japan (3), Mexico (1), the Russian Federation (20), United States (41: Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington)
• Oligocene of Canada (2: British Columbia), the Russian Federation (3), United States (69: Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington)
• Eocene of Mexico (2), the Russian Federation (2), United States (105: California, Oregon)
• Paleocene of the Russian Federation (2), United States (5: California)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: California)
Total: 341 collections including 393 occurrences
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