Phaxas (clam)
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Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae
Parent taxon: Cultellidae according to L. R. Cox et al. 1969
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Enosolen, Ensiculus, Leptosolen, Ospriasolen, Senis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Africa (1 collection)
• Pliocene of South Africa (2)
• Eocene of Belgium (1), Japan (3)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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