†Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) elegans Lamarck 1806 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combinations: Cardita (Venericardia) elegans, Cardita elegans, Venericardia elegans
Belongs to Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) according to L. R. Le Renard 1993
Sister taxa: Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) davidsoni, Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) pulchra, Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) sulcata
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (3 collections), the United Kingdom (5)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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