Eriphyla lenticularis Goldfuss 1841 (clam)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Alternative combination: Lucina lenticularis

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

Sister taxa: Eriphyla (Dozyia), Eriphyla (Eriphyla), Eriphyla (Miyakoella), Eriphyla agrioensis, Eriphyla argentina, Eriphyla forbesiana, Eriphyla lapidis, Eriphyla ovoides, Eriphyla umbonata, Eriphyla veatchii

Type specimen: ANSP 4393

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Belgium (1 collection), Brazil (1), the Congo-Kinshasa (1), Gabon (1), Mozambique (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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