†Mactromya cardioides Phillips 1829 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Alternative combinations: Corbula cardioides, Unicardium cardioides
Belongs to Mactromya according to R. Paredes et al. 2013
See also Chen 1982, Gahr 2002 and Valls et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Mactromya aequalis, Mactromya crassa, Mactromya daghaniensis, Mactromya groenlandica, Mactromya quadrata, Mactromya rugosa, Mactromya verioti
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Jurassic of China (1 collection), Denmark (5), Portugal (4), Spain (55), the United Kingdom (6)
Total: 71 collections each including a single occurrence
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