Tindariopsis sulcata Gould 1852 (clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Alternative combinations: Nucula sulcata, Tindaria sulcata

Synonyms: Nucula elegans Hupé 1854, Nuculana elegans Hupé 1854, Tindariopsis elegans Hupé 1854

Belongs to Tindariopsis according to S. N. Nielson and C. Valdovinos 2008

See also Frassinetti 1997, Frassinetti and Covacevich 1995 and Griffin and Nielsen 2008

Sister taxon: Tindariopsis sulculata

Type specimens:

  • Tindariopsis sulcata: MNHN-Gg2002/56, a shell
  • Tindariopsis elegans:

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Chile (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Chile (13)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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