Elliptio (Plesielliptio) Russell 1934 (freshwater mussel)

Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae

Alternative spellings: Plesielliptio, Protelliptio (Plesielliptio)

Parent taxon: Elliptio according to Russell 1934

See also Roth and Hartman 1998

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Protelliptio (Plesielliptio) priscus

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Canada (5: Saskatchewan collections), United States (3: North Dakota, Utah)

• Cretaceous of Canada (3: Alberta), Mexico (2), United States (4: Arizona, Montana, Utah)

Total: 17 collections including 19 occurrences

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