Elliptio Rafinesque 1819 (freshwater mussel)
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Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae
Parent taxon: Elliptionidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2010
Sister taxon: Pleurobema
Subtaxa: Elliptio (Plesielliptio)
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (5: Saskatchewan collections), United States (3: North Dakota, Utah)
• Cretaceous of Canada (4: Alberta, British Columbia), Mexico (2), Spain (1), United States (4: Arizona, Montana, Utah)
Total: 19 collections including 21 occurrences
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