†Eurhomalea inflata Zinsmeister 1984 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Belongs to Eurhomalea according to J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister 1992
Sister taxa: Eurhomalea antarctica, Eurhomalea difficilis, Eurhomalea florentinoi, Eurhomalea fuenzalidai, Eurhomalea lenticularis, Eurhomalea navidadiformis, Eurhomalea newtoni, Eurhomalea rufa
Type specimen: USNM 365524, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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