Kuphus polythalamia Linnaeus 1767 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae
Alternative combinations: Kuphus polythalamius, Serpula polythalamia
Belongs to Kuphus according to H. E. Vokes 1972
See also Azzaroli 1958 and Oostingh 1935
Sister taxa: Kuphus fistula, Kuphus incrassatus, Succinodon putzeri
Ecology: passively mobile boring herbivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Indonesia (4 collections)
• Miocene of Grenada (2), Indonesia (2), Jamaica (2), Somalia (11), South Africa (1)
• Oligocene of Jamaica (2), Pakistan (1), Somalia (7)
Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence
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