†Panopea (Myopsis) plicata Sowerby 1829 (clam)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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