Mya (Arenomya) profundior Grant and Gale 1931 (softshell clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Alternative combination: Mya (Mya) profundior

Belongs to Mya (Arenomya) according to A. I. Kafanov et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Mya (Arenomya) arenaria, Mya (Arenomya) arrosis, Mya (Arenomya) dickersoni, Mya (Arenomya) elegans, Mya (Arenomya) ezoensis, Mya (Arenomya) fujiei, Mya (Arenomya) grewingki, Mya (Arenomya) kusiroensis, Mya (Arenomya) marujamensis, Mya (Arenomya) nucleoides, Mya (Arenomya) ugolnensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of the Russian Federation (1 collection)

• Miocene of the Russian Federation (2)

• Oligocene of the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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