Ruditapes Chiamenti 1900 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Tapetinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cyclorisma, Cyclorismina, Eumarcia, Flaventia, Gomphina, Granicorium, Irus, Katelysia, Legumen, Liocyma, Marcia, Mercimonia, Paphia, Retrotapes, Sinonia, Tapes, Textivenus, Venerella, Veneritapes
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (2 collections), New Zealand (1)
• Pliocene of the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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