Gastrana fragilis Linnaeus 1758 (tellin clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combination: Tellina fragilis
Belongs to Gastrana according to S. Schneider et al. 2005
See also Freneix et al. 1988
Sister taxa: Gastrana abildgaardiana, Gastrana laminosa
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Turkey (2 collections)
• Pliocene of Italy (3)
• Miocene of Algeria (8), Austria (2), France (1), Germany (1), Italy (3), Morocco (2), Poland (1), Romania (1)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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