Bivalvia - Cardiida - Solecurtidae
Alternative combination: Tagelus (Mesopleura) peruvianus
Belongs to Tagelus according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
See also Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
Sister taxa: Tagelus (Mesopleura), Tagelus (Tagelus), Tagelus bolivarensis, Tagelus cebus, Tagelus clarki, Tagelus dombeii, Tagelus peruanus, Tagelus plebeius, Tagelus plebius carolinensis, Tagelus politus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Zone I - Canoa Formation, which is in a Gelasian coastal claystone in the Canoa Formation of Ecuador
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (1 collection), Ecuador (2)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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