Bivalvia - Pectinida - Buchiidae
Alternative combination: Aucella elderensis
Full reference: F. M. Anderson. 1945. Knoxville series in the California Mesozoic. Geological Society America Bulletin 56(10):909-1014
Belongs to Buchia according to D. L. Jones et al. 1969
See also Anderson 1945 and Imlay 1959
Sister taxa: Buchia arcuata, Buchia bronni, Buchia concentrica, Buchia crassicollis, Buchia elongata, Buchia erringtoni, Buchia extensa, Buchia fischeriana, Buchia inflata, Buchia keyserlingi, Buchia mosquensis, Buchia okensis, Buchia pacifica, Buchia piochii, Buchia plicata, Buchia rugosa, Buchia terebratuloides, Buchia tolmatschowi, Buchia trigonoides, Buchia uncitoides, Buchia volgensis, Aucella lahuseni, Aucella bononiensis, Aucella crassa, Aucella fischeri, Aucella weerthi, Aucella piriformis, Aucella subokensis, Aucella krotovi, Aucella spitiensis, Aucella occidentalis, Aucella indigenalis, Aucella concentrica, Aucella nuciformia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of United States (1: California collection)
• Jurassic of United States (10: California)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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