Sphenia angusta Deshayes 1857 (softshell clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Full reference: G.P. Deshayes. 1857. Description des Animaux sans Vertébres découverts dans le Bassin des Paris 1(2):81-392

Belongs to Sphenia according to J. Le Renard and J.-M. Pacaud 1995

See also Deshayes 1857

Sister taxa: Sphenia aequilateralis, Sphenia angustata, Sphenia bilirata, Sphenia cuneiformis, Sphenia donaciformis, Sphenia dubia, Sphenia fragilis, Sphenia iheringiana, Sphenia luticola, Sphenia meganosensis, Sphenia myalis, Sphenia passyana, Sphenia pusilla, Sphenia radiatula, Sphenia terquemi

Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sphenia angusta in the database

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