†Tridacna evae Harzhauser et al. 2008 (cockle)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Full reference: M. Harzhauser, O. Mandic, W. E. Piller, M. Reuther, and A. Kroh. 2008. Tracing back the origin of the Indo-Pacific mollusc fauna: Basal Tridacninae from the Oligocene and Miocene of the Sultanate of Oman. Palaeontology 51(1):199-213
Belongs to Tridacna according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Tridacna (Chametrachea), Tridacna (Persikima), Tridacna (Tridacna), Tridacna maxima, Tridacna noae
Type specimen: NHM 2006z0272 ⁄ 0002, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Gebel Madrakah - Ghubbarah Fm (Miocene of Oman)
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