†Callista (Microcallista) proxima Deshayes 1857 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Callista proxima, Cytherea proxima, Macrocallista proxima, Microcallista proxima
Full reference: G.P. Deshayes. 1857. Description des Animaux sans Vertébres découverts dans le Bassin des Paris 1(2):81-392
Belongs to Callista (Microcallista) according to J. Le Renard and J.-M. Pacaud 1995
See also Deshayes 1857, Hassan 1953 and Stewart 1930
Sister taxon: Callista (Microcallista) ariakensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (2 collections), Greenland (4)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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