†Unionites canalensis Catullo 1847 (clam)
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigonodidae
Alternative combinations: Anodontophora canalensis, Tellina canalensis
Belongs to Unionites according to M. Hautmann et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Unionites albertii, Unionites borealis, Unionites breviformis, Unionites brevis, Unionites donacinus, Unionites elisabethae, Unionites fassaensis, Unionites gregarius, Unionites griesbachi, Unionites guizhouensis, Unionites letticus, Unionites manmuensis, Unionites minimus, Unionites ovalis, Unionites posterus, Unionites rhomboidalis, Unionites sorokovi, Unionites spicatus, Unionites subrectus, Unionites trapezoidalis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Average measurements (in mm): shell 16.2 x 6.3, valve 19.4 x 11.5