†Thyasira chilensis Philippi 1887 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Lucinida - Thyasiridae
Belongs to Thyasira according to D. Frassinetti 1997
Sister taxa: Thyasira (Conchocele), Thyasira alaskana, Thyasira austrosulca, Thyasira becca, Thyasira cretacea, Thyasira flexuosa, Thyasira montanita, Thyasira nana, Thyasira olssoni, Thyasira peruviana, Thyasira rashidi, Thyasira sarsii, Thyasira staufti, Thyasira tanabei, Thyasira tessaria, Thyasira xylodia
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Chile (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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