Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combinations: Macoma (Psammacoma) zapotalensis, Tellina zapotalensis
Belongs to Psammacoma according to M. C. Perrilliat 1992
Sister taxa: Macoma (Psammacoma) arctata, Macoma (Psammacoma) ecuadoriana, Macoma (Psammacoma) korobkovi, Macoma (Psammacoma) marmorea, Macoma (Psammacoma) riopirabica, Macoma (Psammacoma) siliqua, Macoma (Psammacoma) talarensis, Psammacoma (Psammacoma), Psammacoma candida, Psammacoma carlottensis, Psammacoma democraciana, Psammacoma diphas, Psammacoma gatunensis, Psammacoma lamproleuca, Psammacoma olivella, Psammacoma panamensis, Psammacoma tageliformis, Psammacoma talaor, Psammacoma torynoides
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Mexico (4 collections), Peru (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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