Transennella puella Reeve 1863 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combination: Callista puella

Synonyms: Cytherea pannosa Sowerby 1835, Transennella pannosa Sowerby 1835

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

See also Ortlieb et al. 1990

Sister taxa: Transennella africana, Transennella bolivarensis, Transennella caboblanquensis, Transennella californica, Transennella cola, Transennella conradina, Transennella cubaniana, Transennella galapagana, Transennella joaquinensis, Transennella stimpsoni

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Chile (1 collection), Peru (2)

• Pliocene of Italy (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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