Bivalvia - Cardiida - Vesicomyidae
Alternative combination: Adulomya chinookensis
Full reference: R. L. Squires and J. L. Goedert. 1991. New Late Eocene mollusks from localized limestone deposits formed by subduction-related methane seeps, Southwestern Washington. Journal of Paleontology 65(3):412-416
Belongs to Calyptogena (Calyptogena) according to R. L. Squires and J. L. Goedert 1991
See also Amano and Kiel 2007
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: LACMIP 12385, a shell. Its type locality is LACMIP 5802 Bear Creek, which is in a Priabonian marine limestone in Washington.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (5: Washington collections)
• Eocene of United States (5: Washington)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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