†Ctenostreon proboscideum Sowerby 1820 (file clam)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Alternative combination: Lima proboscidea
Belongs to Ctenostreon according to I. Lazar et al. 2004
See also Aberhan 1998
Sister taxa: Ctenostreon newelli, Ctenostreon rugosum
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Chile (1 collection), Egypt (2), France (3), Germany (1), Hungary (1), India (15), Japan (1), Kenya (1), Madagascar (1), Poland (1), Romania (3), Saudi Arabia (1), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (16)
Total: 48 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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