†Teredo mississippiensis Conrad 1854 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae
Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1854. Fossil Testacea of the Tertiary green-sand and marl-bed of Jackson, Miss. Determined and named by T. A. Conrad. Report on the agriculture and geology of Mississippi 289
Belongs to Teredo according to M. A. Kosnik 2002
See also Conrad 1854
Sister taxa: Teredo (Psiloteredo), Teredo (Teredo), Teredo alpina, Teredo dendrolestes, Teredo pugetensis, Teredo simplex, Teredo simplexopsis, Teredo virginiana
Ecology: stationary boring herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (7: Louisiana, Mississippi collections)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Illinois)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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