Paphia (Protapes) (venus clam)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative spelling: Protapes
Parent taxon: Paphia according to C. H. Oostingh 1935
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Paphia (Callistotapes), Paphia (Paphia), Paphia (Paratapes), Paphia clarki, Paphia crassiscula, Paphia exilis, Paphia numidicus, Paphia parisiensis, Paphia persica, Paphia textile, Paphia vetula
Subtaxa: Paphia (Protapes) cheribonensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Philippines (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (9), Pakistan (1), the Philippines (1)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence