Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae
Full reference: P. Jeffery and S. Tracey. 1997. The Early Eocene London Clay Formation mollusc fauna of the former Bursledon Brickworks, Lower Swanwick, Hampshire. Tertiary Research 17(3-4):75-137
Belongs to Siliqua according to P. Jeffery and S. Tracey 1997
Sister taxa: Siliqua alta, Siliqua lucida, Siliqua oregonia, Siliqua patula, Siliqua radiata, Siliqua simondsi
Type specimen: BMNH LL 41610, a valve (right valve). Its type locality is Barnea bed, Bursledon Brickworks, which is in a Ypresian offshore shale in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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