Diplodonta (Phlyctiderma) caelata Reeve 1850 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae

Alternative combination: Lucina caelata

Synonym: Phlyctiderma insula Olsson 1961

Belongs to Diplodonta (Phlyctiderma) according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012

Sister taxa: Diplodonta (Phlyctiderma) semiaspera, Diplodonta (Phlyctiderma) semirugosa, Phlyctiderma heroni

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Diplodonta (Phlyctiderma) caelata in the database

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