Periglypta puerpera Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Antigona puerpera, Venus (Omphaloclathrum) puerpera, Venus puerpera
Belongs to Periglypta according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also Cox 1936, Eames 1950, Vredenburg 1928 and Wilson 2002
Sister taxa: Periglypta caesarina, Periglypta caribbeana, Periglypta listeri, Periglypta multicostata, Periglypta reticulata, Periglypta tamiamensis, Periglypta tarquinia, Periglypta weegeeree
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Kenya (5 collections), Pakistan (1), Sudan (1), Taiwan (2)
• Miocene of Pakistan (5), Sri Lanka (2)
• Oligocene of Pakistan (3)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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