Callocardia (Nitidavenus) nitida Deshayes 1857 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combination: Cytherea nitida

Full reference: G.P. Deshayes. 1857. Description des Animaux sans Vertébres découverts dans le Bassin des Paris 1(2):81-392

Belongs to Callocardia (Nitidavenus) according to J. Le Renard and J.-M. Pacaud 1995

See also Deshayes 1857

Sister taxa: Callocardia (Nitidavenus) fastidiosa, Callocardia (Nitidavenus) globulosa, Callocardia (Nitidavenus) nitidula, Callocardia (Nitidavenus) tranquilla

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Callocardia (Nitidavenus) nitida in the database

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