Mactromya rugosa Roemer 1836 (clam)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae

Alternative combinations: Lucina rugosa, Mya rugosa

Belongs to Mactromya according to J. Weir 1929

See also Dacque 1905 and Diaz-Romero 1931

Sister taxa: Mactromya aequalis, Mactromya cardioides, Mactromya crassa, Mactromya daghaniensis, Mactromya groenlandica, Mactromya quadrata, Mactromya verioti

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal chemosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Eritrea (1 collection), Ethiopia (1), Kenya (2), Portugal (2), Somalia (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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