†Eurhomalea newtoni Wilckens 1911 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Venus (Ventricoloidea) newtoni, Venus newtoni
Belongs to Eurhomalea according to J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister 1992
See also Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska 1984 and Pugaczewska 1984
Sister taxa: Eurhomalea antarctica, Eurhomalea difficilis, Eurhomalea florentinoi, Eurhomalea fuenzalidai, Eurhomalea inflata, Eurhomalea lenticularis, Eurhomalea navidadiformis, Eurhomalea rufa
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Antarctica (4 collections)
• Miocene of Antarctica (1)
• Eocene of Antarctica (13)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
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