Petricola olssoni Bernard 1983 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Belongs to Petricola according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012

Sister taxa: Petricola (Claudiconcha), Petricola (Petricola), Petricola (Petricolaria), Petricola (Petricolirus), Petricola (Petricoxenica), Petricola (Pseudoirus), Petricola calvertensis, Petricola claibornensis, Petricola dactylus, Petricola harrisii, Petricola hertzana, Petricola lapicida, Petricola millestriata, Petricola pectorosa, Petricola rugosa

Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Petricola olssoni in the database

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