Ctena galapagana Dall 1901 (clam)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Alternative combinations: Codakia (Jagonia) galapagana, Codakia galapagana

Belongs to Ctena according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012

See also Hertlein 1939

Sister taxa: Codakia (Ctena) decussata, Ctena (Ctena), Ctena (Talocodakia), Ctena bella, Ctena orbiculata, Ctena prechiquita, Lucina parvilineata, Codakia (Jagonia) guppyi, Jagonia peruviana, Codakia (Jagonia) vendryesi

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal chemosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Ecuador (3 collections)

• Pliocene of Ecuador (2)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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