†Mya (Arenomya) nucleoides Wilckens 1911 (softshell clam)
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Alternative combinations: Panopea (Panopea) nucleoides, Panopea nucleoides
Belongs to Mya (Arenomya) according to J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister 1992
See also Pugaczewska 1984
Sister taxa: Mya (Arenomya) arenaria, Mya (Arenomya) arrosis, Mya (Arenomya) dickersoni, Mya (Arenomya) elegans, Mya (Arenomya) ezoensis, Mya (Arenomya) fujiei, Mya (Arenomya) grewingki, Mya (Arenomya) kusiroensis, Mya (Arenomya) marujamensis, Mya (Arenomya) profundior, Mya (Arenomya) ugolnensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Antarctica (1 collection)
• Miocene of Argentina (1)
• Eocene of Antarctica (11)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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