Lentidium (Ajanssenium) nitidum Sowerby 1822 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Alternative combinations: Corbula nitida, Lentidium nitidum

Synonyms: Aloides (Lentidium) nysti Deshayes 1857, Corbula nystii Deshayes 1857, Corbulomya nystii Deshayes 1857

Belongs to Lentidium (Ajanssenium) according to R. Marquet et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Lentidium (Ajanssenium) donaciforme, Lentidium (Ajanssenium) turonense

Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Belgium (5 collections), France (36)

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 42 collections each including a single occurrence

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