†Aphrodina (Tikia) (venus clam)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative spelling: Tikia
Parent taxon: Aphrodina according to S. K. Skwarko 1967
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aphrodina (Aphrodina), Aphrodina (Sechurina), Aphrodina angustosinuosa, Aphrodina dutrugei, Aphrodina gabonensis, Aphrodina munda, Aphrodina plana
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (35 collections)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (42), New Zealand (3)
Total: 80 collections including 85 occurrences