†Transennella galapagana Hertlein 1939 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Full reference: L. G. Hertlein. 1939. Marine Pleistocene mollusks from the Galapagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 23(24):367-380
Belongs to Transennella according to L. G. Hertlein 1939
Sister taxa: Transennella africana, Transennella bolivarensis, Transennella caboblanquensis, Transennella californica, Transennella cola, Transennella conradina, Transennella cubaniana, Transennella joaquinensis, Transennella puella, Transennella stimpsoni
Type specimen: C.A.S6904, a shell.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at CAS Loc. 27255, James Bay, Isla San Salvador (Quaternary of Ecuador)
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