†Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica Morton 1834 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Alternative combinations: Scabrotrigonia thoracica, Trigonia thoracica
Belongs to Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) according to M. A. Gibson 1999
See also Bryan and Jones 1989 and Wade 1926
Sister taxa: Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) monobeana, Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) pustulosa, Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) scabra
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (49: Alabama, Arkansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Tennessee collections)
Total: 49 collections each including a single occurrence
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