†Shikamaia perakensis Runnegar and Gobbett 1975 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Myalinida - Alatoconchidae
Alternative combinations: Shikamaia (Tanchintongia) perakensis, Tanchintongia perakensis
Belongs to Shikamaia according to T. E. Yancey 1985
See also Yancey and Boyd 1983
Sister taxa: Shikamaia (Alatoconcha), Shikamaia (Shikamaia), Shikamaia akasakaensis, Shikamaia ozakii
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at H.S. Lee Mine No. 8, alatoconchid zone, Kinta Valley (Permian of Malaysia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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