Psammotreta (Leporimetis) excavata Sowerby 1867 (tellin clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Alternative combinations: Leporimetis excavata, Tellina excavata
Belongs to Psammotreta (Leporimetis) according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
See also Moore 2003
Sister taxa: Leporimetis cognata, Leporimetis intastriata, Leporimetis obesa, Leporimetis spectabilis, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) asthenodon, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) cognata, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) dombei, Psammotreta (Leporimetis) rostellata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Psammotreta (Leporimetis) excavata in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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