†Spisula (Austromactra) parameces Cossmann 1886 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Alternative combinations: Mactra parameces, Spisula parameces
Belongs to Spisula (Austromactra) according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995
See also Le Renard and Pacaud 1995
Sister taxa: Mactra (Austromactra) contraria, Mactra (Austromactra) rufescens, Spisula (Austromactra) contortula, Spisula (Austromactra) lamberti, Spisula (Austromactra) laudunensis, Spisula (Austromactra) loustauae, Spisula (Austromactra) recondita
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Aalter Sands (Sables d'Aalter) - Bruxelles Formation (Eocene of Belgium)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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