Mactrinula Gray 1853 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Alternative spelling: Mactra (Mactrinula)

Parent taxon: Mactrinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Lamprell and Healy 1998, Sepkoski 2002 and Signorelli 2019

Sister taxa: Aliomactra, Allomactra, Andrusella, Avimactra, Crepispisula, Cryptomactra, Cymbophora, Diaphoromactra, Eopapyrina, Geltena, Harvella, Labiosa, Mactra, Mactrellona, Mactrodesma, Mactromeris, Mulinia, Nannomactra, Notospisula, Nymphactra, Ovamactra, Oxyperas, Priscomactra, Pseudocardium, Rangia, Scalpomactra, Simomactra, Spisula, Standella, Stereomactra, Telemactra, Trinitasia, Tumbeziconcha

Subtaxa: Mactrinula tryphera

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Pakistan (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Iran (1), Pakistan (3)

• Miocene of Indonesia (1), Pakistan (1)

Total: 7 collections including 12 occurrences

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