Eurhomalea newtoni Wilckens 1911 (venus clam)

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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