Rank Genus | Order Praecardioida Subclass Pteriomorphia | |
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Similar Inoceramidae, Mortoniceras, Inoceramus, Acanthoceras, Beudanticeras | ||
Actinoceramus is an extinct genus of fossil saltwater clams, marine pteriomorphian bivalve molluscs. These bivalves were facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeders.
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Species
Species within Actinoceramus:
Distribution
Fossils of species of this genus have been found in the Cretaceous of Antarctica, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Peru, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.
References
Actinoceramus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA