Abstract
Several specimens of an unusual limid bivalve were collected recently from basal transgressive facies (Telml) of the Eocene La Meseta Formation, Seymour (Marambio) Island. Antarctic Peninsula. This bivalve represents a new subgenus and species, described herein as Acesta (Antarcticesta) laticosta subgen. et sp. n. Acesta (Acesta) bibbyi STILWELL & ZINSMEISTER, 1992, and Acesta (Antarcticesta) laticosta subgen. et sp. n. are the only limid bivalves recorded from the Eocene of Antarctica, but the history of the family in Antarctica extends from Cretaceous to Recent. Acesta (Antarcticesta) subgen. n. is monotypic and endemic to Antarctica with no known close relative.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 149-155 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Acta Geologica Polonica |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 1998 |