Cavilinga prolongata Carpenter 1857 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Alternative combinations: Lucina prolongata, Parvilucina (Cavilinga) prolongata
Belongs to Cavilinga according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
See also Aberhan and Fursich 1991
Sister taxa: Cavilinga blanda, Cavilinga lampra, Cavilinga trisulcata, Lucina (Cavilinga) imbricolamella, Lucina (Cavilinga) triloba
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Bahia La Choya (Quaternary of Mexico)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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