Fragum vanuatuense Ter Poorten 2015 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Full reference: J. J. Ter Poorten. 2015. Fragum vanuatuense spec. nov., a small new Fragum from the Central Indo-West Pacific (Bivalvia, Cardiidae). Basteria 79(4-6):114-120

Belongs to Fragum according to J. J. Ter Poorten 2015

Sister taxa: Fragum (Fragum), Fragum erugatum, Fragum fragum, Fragum grasi, Fragum hemicardium, Fragum mundum, Fragum nivale, Fragum retusum, Fragum scruposum, Fragum sueziensis, Fragum unedo, Fragum whitleyi

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Fragum vanuatuense in the database

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