Cladoceramus
Cladoceramus is an extinct genus of fossil marine pteriomorphian bivalves that superficially resembled the related winged pearly oysters of the extant genus Pteria. They lived in the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pteriida |
| Family: | †Inoceramidae |
| Genus: | †Cladoceramus Seitz 1961 |
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Biostratigraphic significance
The first appearance of the species Cladoceramus undulatoplicatus marks the beginning of the Santonian stage.
Distribution
Fossils of the genus have been found in:[1]
- Matulla Formation, Egypt
- United States
- Forbes Shale, California
- Smoky Hill Shale, Niobrara Formation, Colorado and New Mexico
- Austin Chalk, Texas
- Mancos Shale, Wyoming
References
- Cladoceramus at Fossilworks.org
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