†Paleomarcia sculpta Fletcher 1938 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Full reference: H. O. Fletcher. 1938. Marine Tertiary fossils and a description of a recent Mytilus from Kerguelen Island. B.A.N.Z.A.R.E. Reports, Series A 2:101-116
Belongs to Paleomarcia according to H. O. Fletcher 1938
See also Lauriat-Rage et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Paleomarcia kergueleni, Paleomarcia ovata, Paleomarcia roberti, Paleomarcia tatei
Type specimen: Its type locality is West of Cat's Ears, which is in a Miocene/Miocene coastal sandstone in French Southern Territories
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of French Southern Territories (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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