Psammotreta grandis Hanley 1844 (tellin clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combinations: Macoma (Psammacoma) grandis, Macoma grandis, Tellina grandis
Belongs to Psammotreta according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also DeVries and Wells 1990 and Keen 1971
Sister taxa: Psammotreta (Ardeamya), Psammotreta (Leporimetis), Psammotreta (Psammotreta), Psammotreta (Pseudometis), Psammotreta (Tellinimactra), Psammotreta aurora, Psammotreta hadra, Psammotreta tenuicula
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (2 collections), Peru (1)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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