Pterotrigonia vaelsiensis Boehm 1884 (clam)

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae

Alternative combination: Trigonia vaelsiensis

Synonyms: Lyrodon aliforme Goldfuss 1837, Trigonia limbata Orbigny 1844

Belongs to Pterotrigonia according to N. Malchus et al. 1994

Sister taxa: Pterotrigonia (Acanthotrigonia), Pterotrigonia (Pterotrigonia), Pterotrigonia (Ptilotrigonia), Pterotrigonia (Rinetrigonia), Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia), Pterotrigonia borgesi, Pterotrigonia cristata, Pterotrigonia ethra, Pterotrigonia evansana, Pterotrigonia klamathonia, Pterotrigonia oregana, Rinetrigonia ventricosa, Pisotrigonia salebrosa

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Lonzée, Namur (IRSNB collection) (Cretaceous of Belgium)

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