Bivalvia - Venerida - Mactridae
Alternative spelling: Spisula (Oxyperas)
Parent taxon: Mactrinae according to A. G. Beu 2006
See also Maxwell 1978, Olsson 1928, Olsson 1931 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aliomactra, Allomactra, Andrusella, Avimactra, Crassula, Crepispisula, Cryptomactra, Cymbophora, Diaphoromactra, Eopapyrina, Geltena, Harvella, Labiosa, Mactra, Mactrellona, Mactrinula, Mactrodesma, Mactromeris, Mulinia, Nannomactra, Nymphactra, Ovamactra, Priscomactra, Pseudocardium, Rangia, Scalpomactra, Simomactra, Spisula, Standella, Stereomactra, Telemactra, Trinitasia, Tumbeziconcha
Subtaxa: Oxyperas (Pseudoxyperas) Oxyperas callistoides Oxyperas deserta Oxyperas parinensis Oxyperas steinmanni
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Japan (1 collection)
• Miocene of Japan (3), the Russian Federation (1)
• Waitakian of New Zealand (1)
• Oligocene of Peru (2)
• Eocene of Antarctica (6), New Zealand (2), Peru (5)
Total: 21 collections including 22 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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