Psammotreta (Leporimetis) asthenodon Pilsbry and Lowe 1932 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Alternative combination: Apolymetis asthenodon

Belongs to Psammotreta (Leporimetis) according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012

Sister taxa: Leporimetis cognata, Leporimetis intastriata, Leporimetis obesa, Leporimetis spectabilis, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) cognata, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) dombei, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) excavata, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) rostellata

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Psammotreta (Leporimetis) asthenodon in the database

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