Mactrellona alata Spengler 1802 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Alternative combinations: Labiosa (Labiosa) alata, Mactra (Mactrella) alata, Mactra alata, Mactrella alata
Belongs to Mactrellona according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also Maury 1917 and Olsson 1922
Sister taxa: Mactrellona exoleta, Mactrellona tumbezia
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (2), Ecuador (1)
• Miocene of Colombia (1), the Dominican Republic (1), Panama (5)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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