†Kereia johnstoni Tate 1887 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Dosinia johnstoni
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 Kereia according to T. A. Darragh 1970
See also Tate 1887
Sister taxa: Dosinia (Kereia) greyi, Dosinia (Kereia) numerosissima, Kereia cottoni, Kereia greyi
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Miocene of Australia (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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