Lajonkairia Deshayes 1854 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Parent taxon: Petricolidae according to S. Freneix et al. 1988

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Choristodon, Mysia, Petricola, Pleiorytis, Rupellaria, Velargilla

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Sebaa Chioukh Hills Reef, Tlemcen (Miocene of Algeria)

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