†Katelysia corioensis Tate 1887 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Chione corioensis
Full reference: R. Tate. 1887. The Lamellibranchs of the older Tertiary of Australia (Part 2). Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 9:142-189
Belongs to Katelysia according to T. A. Darragh 1970
See also Tate 1887
Sister taxa: Katelysia (Nipponomarcia), Katelysia rhytiphora, Katelysia scalarina
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Fyansford Fm - Corio Bay (Miocene of Australia)
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