†Venericardia (Megacardita) japonica Mizuno 1952 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Belongs to Venericardia (Megacardita) according to Mizuno 1952
Sister taxa: Megacardita incrassata, Megacardita ponderosa, Venericardia (Megacardita) osawanoensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Kirimiya Fm (glauconite-bearing sst) - Isahaya (Eocene of Japan)
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