Panopea (Myopsis) plicata Sowerby 1829 (clam)

Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae

Alternative combinations: Mya plicata, Panopaea plicata, Panope plicata

Belongs to Panopea (Myopsis) according to I. Hayami 1975

See also Newton 1917 and Sutton 1946

Sister taxon: Panopea (Myopsis) nagaoi

Ecology: stationary deep infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Albania (1 collection), Angola (1), Japan (7), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Switzerland (3), the United Kingdom (3), Venezuela (1)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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