Mactrotoma angusta Reeve 1854 (surfclam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Alternative combination: Mactra angusta
Synonyms: Mactra (Micromactra) atacama Pilsbry and Olsson 1941, Mactra ovalina Reeve 1854
Belongs to Mactrotoma according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
See also Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
Sister taxa: Mactrotoma californica, Mactrotoma fragilis, Mactrotoma isthmica, Mactrotoma nasuta, Mactrotoma quirosana, Mactrotoma velata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Africa (5 collections)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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