Cortinia Leonardi 1943 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae

Parent taxon: Pholadomyidae according to S. Ros-Franch et al. 2014

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Agrawalimya, Anomalopleuroidea, Arcomya, Deltamya, Dianomya, Girardotia, Goniomya, Homomya, Homoya, Machomya, Molukkana, Neoburmesia, Osteomya, Pachymya, Parilimya, Pholadomya, Pholadomyinae, Rhytimya, Tetorimya, Triplicosta

Subtaxa: Cortinia catharinae

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Type: Cortinia catharinae

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cortinia in the database

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