Eucrassatella scopalveus Finlay 1926 (clam)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Alternative combination: Spissatella scopalveus

Synonyms: Eucrassatella concisa Finlay 1926, Spissatella concisa Finlay 1926, Spissatella scopalveus concisa Finlay 1926

Belongs to Eucrassatella according to K. S. Collins et al. 2014

See also Beu et al. 1990

Sister taxa: Eucrassatella (Eucrassatella), Eucrassatella (Hybolophus), Eucrassatella ampla, Eucrassatella aphrodina, Eucrassatella decipiens, Eucrassatella eupontica, Eucrassatella kingicoloides, Eucrassatella marshalli, Eucrassatella maudensis, Eucrassatella montserratensis, Eucrassatella oblonga, Eucrassatella pulchra, Eucrassatella rostrata, Eucrassatella wilckensi

Type specimens:

  • Eucrassatella scopalveus: AK70726, a shell
  • Eucrassatella concisa: AK70727, a shell.

Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at S136/f498 - Rifle Butts Fm, Target Gully (Miocene of New Zealand)

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