†Venerella secunda Deshayes 1857 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Venus secunda
Invalid subtaxa: Marcia solida Deshayes 1825 [replaced name], Venus solida Deshayes 1825 [replaced name]
Full reference: G.P. Deshayes. 1857. Description des Animaux sans Vertébres découverts dans le Bassin des Paris 1(2):81-392
Belongs to Venerella according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995
See also Deshayes 1857
Sister taxa: Venerella (Compsomyax), Venerella striatula
Subtaxa: Venerella secunda insolida
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Saint-Vast-les-Mello, Barisseuse (Eocene of France)
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