Lentidium (Janschinella) dissitum Kendrick and Vartak 2007 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Full reference: G. W. Kendrick and A. V. Vartak. 2007. Middle Cretaceous (Cenomanian) bivalves from the Karai Formation, Uttattur Group, of the Cauvery Basin, south India. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 72:1-101

Belongs to Lentidium (Janschinella) according to G. W. Kendrick and A. V. Vartak 2007

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: ARI G2790, a valve. Its type locality is Odiyam locality 2, which is in a Cenomanian marine sandstone in the Karai Formation of India.

Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Odiyam locality 2

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