†Aphrodina plana Sowerby 1813 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combinations: Aphrodina (Mesocallista) plana, Callistina plana, Cytherea plana, Venus plana

Belongs to Aphrodina according to A. B. Quarto di Palo 1970

See also Barber 1958, Riedel 1933 and von Koenen 1897

Sister taxa: Aphrodina (Aphrodina), Aphrodina (Sechurina), Aphrodina (Tikia), Aphrodina angustosinuosa, Aphrodina dutrugei, Aphrodina gabonensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Afghanistan (2 collections), Cameroon (1), the Netherlands (1), the United Kingdom (4)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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