†Sarepta planiuscula Tate 1886 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Alternative combinations: Leda planiuscula, Ovaleda planiuscula
Full reference: R. Tate. 1886. The lamellibranchs of the Older Tertiary of Australia (part 1). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 8:96-158
Belongs to Sarepta according to T. A. Darragh and G. W. Kendrick 2008
See also Darragh 1970 and Tate 1886
Sister taxa: Sarepta modesta, Sarepta speciosa
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Australia (2 collections)
• Eocene of Australia (4)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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