Thyasira sarsii Philippi 1845 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Lucinida - Thyasiridae
Alternative combinations: Axinus sarsii, Thyasira sarsi
Belongs to Thyasira according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Thyasira (Conchocele), Thyasira alaskana, Thyasira austrosulca, Thyasira becca, Thyasira chilensis, Thyasira cretacea, Thyasira flexuosa, Thyasira montanita, Thyasira nana, Thyasira olssoni, Thyasira peruviana, Thyasira rashidi, Thyasira staufti, Thyasira tanabei, Thyasira tessaria, Thyasira xylodia
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Sudurnes Sample 1 (Quaternary of Iceland)
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