Cuna multilamella Tate 1887 (clam)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Condylocardiidae

Alternative combination: Carditella multilamella

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 Cuna according to T. A. Darragh 1970

See also Tate 1887

Sister taxa: Cuna aquaedulcensis, Cuna astartoides, Cuna concentrica, Cuna cuneata, Cuna delta, Cuna deltoides, Cuna libbyae, Cuna littoralis, Cuna microconcentrica, Cuna navicula, Cuna particula, Cuna polita, Cuna praeclava, Cuna ramus, Cuna saza, Cuna solida, Cuna texana, Cuna vitrea

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Australia (1 collection)

• Miocene of Australia (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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