Amiantis purpurata Lamarck 1818 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combinations: Amiantis (Amiantis) purpurata, Venus purpurata

Belongs to Amiantis according to G. Rosenberg 2005

See also da Silva Forti 1969

Sister taxa: Amiantis (Amiantis), Amiantis (Eucallista), Amiantis callosa, Amiantis communis, Amiantis loeli, Amiantis mathewsoni, Amiantis mathewsonii, Cytherea (Amiantis) incrassata

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Brazil (7 collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.