†Tindariopsis sulcata Gould 1852 (clam)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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