†Venatomya Iredale 1930 (softshell clam)
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Alternative spelling: Cryptomya (Venatomya)
Parent taxon: Myidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Kosnik 2002 and Lamprell and Healy 1998
Sister taxa: Cryptomya, Cryptomyinae, Mya, Myinae, Paramya, Platyodon, Sphenia, Spheniinae, Tugonia
Subtaxa: Cryptomya (Venatomya) elliptica
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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