†Cuspidaria grovensis Stephenson 1941 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Belongs to Cuspidaria according to W. Kiessling 2003
Sister taxa: Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria), Cuspidaria (Dianocuspidaria), Cuspidaria (Rhinoclama), Cuspidaria (Tergulina), Cuspidaria adelaidensis, Cuspidaria alpis, Cuspidaria alpiscivicae, Cuspidaria attenuata, Cuspidaria grandis, Cuspidaria latesulcata, Cuspidaria obesa, Cuspidaria persulcata, Cuspidaria prima, Cuspidaria siliqua, Cuspidaria subrostrata, Cuspidaria triassica, Cuspidaria variabilis, Cuspidaria vorbei
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (14: Alabama, Texas collections)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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