Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Full reference: R. L. Squires. 1990. New Paleogene Fimbria (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from the Pacific coast of southwestern North America. Journal of Paleontology 64:552-556
Belongs to Fimbria according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Squires 1990 and Squires and Demetrion 1992
Sister taxa: Fimbria (Omphaloclathrum), Fimbria africana, Fimbria astartiformis, Fimbria fimbriata, Fimbria furoni, Fimbria jamaicensis, Fimbria lajoyei, Fimbria mellingi, Fimbria regularis, Fimbria semireticulata, Fimbria sowerbyi, Fimbria striaticostata, Fimbria subdavidsoni, Fimbria subpectunculus, Fimbria susanensis, Fimbria vernoni, Corbis major, Corbis imbricata, Corbis staminea, Corbis lamellosa, Corbis laticostata, Corbis lirata, Corbis claibornensis, Corbis scarsellai, Corbis plana, Corbis undata, Corbis lajoyei, Corbis manzavinii, Corbis elliptica, Corbis concinna
Type specimen: IGM 5104. Its type locality is CSUN Loc. 1220b, Mesa la Salina, which is in a Ypresian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone/limestone in the Bateque Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (4: California)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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