Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Synonyms: Mactra cojimbensis Anton 1837, Mactra coquimbana Philippi 1887, Mactra cuneola Gould 1850, Mactra gabbi Tryon 1870, Mactra marcida Gould 1850, Mactra rodatzi Dunker 1850, Mulinia antarctica Paetel 1883, Mulinia typica Gray 1837
Belongs to Mulinia according to J. H. Signorelli 2019
See also Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012
Sister taxa: Mulinia alta, Mulinia bicolor, Mulinia byronensis, Mulinia chilota, Mulinia cleryana, Mulinia congesta, Mulinia exalbida, Mulinia lateralis, Mulinia levicardo, Mulinia milesii, Mulinia modesta, Mulinia pallida, Mulinia undulifera, Mulinia yaquinensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (2 collections), Chile (11), Peru (16)
• Pliocene of Chile (1), Peru (1)
Total: 31 collections including 32 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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