Scacchia Philippi 1844 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lasaeidae

Parent taxon: Lasaeidae according to H. Moths et al. 2010

See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Marquet 2005, Sepkoski 2002 and Wienrich 1999

Sister taxa: Aligena, Borniinae, Cymatioa, Diarmaidia, Isorobitella, Kellia, Kurtiella, Lasaea, Neaeromya, Orobitellinae, Phascoliophila, Rhamphidonta, Thecodontinae

Subtaxa: Scacchia (Austroscintilla) Scacchia (Scacchia)

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Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Belgium (2 collections), the United Kingdom (1)

• Miocene of Belgium (10), Germany (4)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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