Megapitaria aurantiaca Sowerby 1831 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Cytherea aurantiaca, Macrocallista aurantiaca
Belongs to Megapitaria according to A. M. Keen 1971
See also Kern 1973
Sister taxa: Macrocallista (Megapitaria) albaria, Megapitaria squalida
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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