†Cyclorismina Marwick 1927 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Tapetinae according to W. J. Zinsmeister 1984
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Sister taxa: Cyclorisma, Eumarcia, Flaventia, Gomphina, Granicorium, Irus, Katelysia, Legumen, Liocyma, Marcia, Mercimonia, Paphia, Retrotapes, Ruditapes, Sinonia, Tapes, Textivenus, Venerella, Veneritapes
Subtaxa: Cyclorismina marwicki Cyclorismina woodsi
Type: Cyclorismina woodsi
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (14 collections)
• Paleocene of Antarctica (1)
• Cretaceous of New Zealand (2)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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