Egrona Saul 1993 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Full reference: L. R. Saul. 1993. Pacific Slope Cretaceous bivalves: eight venerid species. Journal of Paleontology 67(6):965-979

Parent taxon: Pitarinae according to L. R. Saul 1993

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amiantis, Callocardia, Callpita, Hysteroconcha, Marwickia, Dosiniopsis, Rohea, Notocallista, Goshoraia, Callistalox, Gilbertharrisella, Nutricola, Pitar, Pseudaphrodina, Aphrodina, Pseudamiantis, Trigonocallista, Nitidavenus, Larma, Austrocallista, Chimela, Saxidomus, Callistina, Rhabdopitaria, Lioconcha, Costacallista, Katherinella, Lepidocardia, Dollfusia, Mesocallista, Rhaiphiale, Agriopoma, Loxo, Pelecyora, Naulia, Lamelliconcha

Subtaxa: Egrona fallax

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Type: Egrona fallax

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Egrona in the database

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