Bivalvia - Venerida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Tapetinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Lamprell and Whitehead 1992 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adelfia, Amakusatapes, Cyclorisma, Cyclorismina, Eumarcia, Flaventia, Granicorium, Irus, Katelysia, Legumen, Liocyma, Marcia, Marciachlys, Mercimonia, Paphia, Retrotapes, Ruditapes, Sinonia, Tapes, Textivenus, Venerella, Veneritapes
Subtaxa: Gomphina (Gomphina) Gomphina (Gomphinella) Gomphina (Macridiscus) Gomphina iheringi Gomphina undulosa
Type: Venus undulosa
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections), Japan (1)
• Eocene of Antarctica (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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