†Clementia (Egesta) peruviana Olsson 1928 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Clementia (Clementia) peruviana
Belongs to Clementia (Egesta) according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Olsson and Richards 1961
Sister taxa: Clementia (Egesta) grayi, Clementia (Egesta) pertenuis, Egesta peruviana
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Colombia (1 collection), Ecuador (1), Peru (4)
• Eocene of Colombia (1), the Netherlands Antilles (2), Peru (10)
Total: 19 collections including 20 occurrences
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