Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combinations: Macoma (Psammacoma) galathea, Psammobia galathea
Belongs to Macoma (Macoma) according to G. Rosenberg et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Macoma (Macoma) atsunaiensis, Macoma (Macoma) balthica, Macoma (Macoma) calcarea, Macoma (Macoma) calhounensis, Macoma (Macoma) carolinensis, Macoma (Macoma) cookei, Macoma (Macoma) crassula, Macoma (Macoma) elimata, Macoma (Macoma) golikovi, Macoma (Macoma) incongrua, Macoma (Macoma) inquinata, Macoma (Macoma) lama, Macoma (Macoma) lipara, Macoma (Macoma) loveni, Macoma (Macoma) menkeni, Macoma (Macoma) middendorffi, Macoma (Macoma) moesta, Macoma (Macoma) nasuta, Macoma (Macoma) obliqua, Macoma (Macoma) paralenis, Macoma (Macoma) praetenuis, Macoma (Macoma) sheridani, Macoma (Macoma) torelli, Macoma (Macoma) twinensis, Macoma (Macoma) virginiana
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at NB 9454 - Togopi Fm (Pliocene of Malaysia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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