Axinopsida orbiculata Sars 1878 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Lucinida - Thyasiridae
Alternative combination: Axinopsis orbiculata
Synonym: Axinopsis inaequalis Verrill and Bush 1898
Belongs to Axinopsida according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Rosenberg 2005
Sister taxa: Axinopsida pegodonta, Axinopsida serricata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder-chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (3: Nunavut, Quebec collections), Greenland (5), United States (1: Alaska)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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