Electromactra howchiniana Tate 1887 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Alternative combination: Mactra howchiniana

Full reference: R. Tate. 1887. The Lamellibranchs of the older Tertiary of Australia (Part 2). Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 9:142-189

Belongs to Electromactra according to T. A. Darragh 1970

See also Tate 1887

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Australia (1 collection)

• Miocene of Australia (7)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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