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†Psammacoma panamensis Dall 1900 (tellin clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Alternative combination: Macoma (Psammacoma) panamensis

Belongs to Psammacoma according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Olsson 1922

Sister taxa: Macoma (Psammacoma) arctata, Macoma (Psammacoma) candida, Macoma (Psammacoma) ecuadoriana, Macoma (Psammacoma) korobkovi, Macoma (Psammacoma) marmorea, Macoma (Psammacoma) riopirabica, Macoma (Psammacoma) siliqua, Macoma (Psammacoma) talarensis, Psammacoma (Psammacoma), Psammacoma candida, Psammacoma carlottensis, Psammacoma democraciana, Psammacoma diphas, Psammacoma gatunensis, Psammacoma lamproleuca, Psammacoma olivella, Psammacoma tageliformis, Psammacoma talaor, Psammacoma torynoides, Psammacoma zapotalensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Rabo de Puerco and Monte Verde Ravine [Armuelles Fm] (Quaternary of Costa Rica)

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