Callista (Callista) chinensis Holten 1802 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Callista chinensis, Venus chinensis
Belongs to Callista (Callista) according to A. J. W. Hendy 2007
See also Omura 1980
Sister taxa: Callista (Callista) chione, Callista (Callista) elegans, Callista (Callista) perovata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (5 collections)
• Pliocene of Japan (3)
• Miocene of Japan (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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