Paphia parisiensis Deshayes 1860 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combination: Tapes parisiensis

Belongs to Paphia according to M. Y. Hassan 1953

Sister taxa: Paphia (Callistotapes), Paphia (Paphia), Paphia (Paratapes), Paphia (Protapes), Paphia clarki, Paphia crassiscula, Paphia exilis, Paphia numidicus, Paphia persica, Paphia textile, Paphia vetula

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Cyrena bed a, Kap Brewster (Eocene of Greenland)

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