Mactrellona exoleta Garay 1837 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Alternative combinations: Mactra (Mactrella) exoleta, Mactra exoleta
Belongs to Mactrellona according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Olsson 1922 and Packard 1916
Sister taxa: Mactrellona alata, Mactrellona tumbezia
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1 collection)
• Miocene of Peru (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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