Eurhomalea rufa Lamarck 1818 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Venus rufa
Belongs to Eurhomalea according to D. Frassinetti and V Covacevich 1995
See also Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Sister taxa: Eurhomalea antarctica, Eurhomalea difficilis, Eurhomalea florentinoi, Eurhomalea fuenzalidai, Eurhomalea inflata, Eurhomalea lenticularis, Eurhomalea navidadiformis, Eurhomalea newtoni
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Chile (3 collections), Peru (6)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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