†Sphenia pusilla Sorgenfrel 1958 (softshell clam)
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Alternative combination: Saxicavella pusilla
Belongs to Sphenia according to H. Moths et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Sphenia aequilateralis, Sphenia angusta, Sphenia angustata, Sphenia bilirata, Sphenia cuneiformis, Sphenia donaciformis, Sphenia dubia, Sphenia fragilis, Sphenia iheringiana, Sphenia luticola, Sphenia meganosensis, Sphenia myalis, Sphenia passyana, Sphenia radiatula, Sphenia terquemi
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (6 collections), the Netherlands (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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