Mactrotoma nasuta Gould 1851 (surfclam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Alternative combinations: Mactra (Mactrotoma) nasuta, Mactra nasuta
Synonyms: Mactra hiantina Deshayes 1855, Mactra revellei Durham 1950
Belongs to Mactrotoma according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
See also Aberhan and Fursich 1991 and Packard 1916
Sister taxa: Mactrotoma angusta, Mactrotoma californica, Mactrotoma fragilis, Mactrotoma isthmica, Mactrotoma quirosana, Mactrotoma velata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (3: California)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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