Posidonioceramus Walaszczyk and Cobban 2016 (clam)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae

Full reference: I. Walaszczyk and W. A. Cobban. 2016. Inoceramid bivalves and biostratigraphy of the upper Albian and lower Cenomanian of the United States Western Interior Basin. Cretaceous Research 59:30-68

Parent taxon: Inoceramidae according to I. Walaszczyk and W. A. Cobban 2016

Sister taxa: Anopaeinae, Arcticeramus, Arctomytiloides, Birostrina, Cataceramus, Cladoceramus, Coloniceraminae, Cremnoceramus, Gnesioceramus, Heroceramus, Inaequiceramus, Inoceraminae, Inoceramus, Inoceramya, Kymatoceramus, Lenella, Magadiceramus, Mytiloides, Neocomiceramus, Parainoceramya, Platyceramus, Pseudomytiloides, Retroceramus, Sachalinoceraminae, Sergipia, Silberlingia, Sphaeroceramus, Sphenoceramus, Spyridoceramus, Tenuipteria, Tethyoceramus, Trochoceramus, Turkmenia, Volviceramus, Coloniceramus, Haenleinia

Subtaxa: Posidonioceramus athabaskensis Posidonioceramus dunveganensis Posidonioceramus goodrichensis Posidonioceramus merewetheri Posidonioceramus moberliensis Posidonioceramus nahwisi

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (10: Alberta, British Columbia collections), Colombia (8), United States (4: Montana)

Total: 22 collections including 24 occurrences

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