Pleurophorella elegans Whidborne 1897 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae

Alternative combination: Digoniomya elegans

Belongs to Pleurophorella according to M. R. Amler 1996

See also Cox et al. 1969

Sister taxa: Pleurophorella elongata, Pleurophorella munda, Pleurophorella parnaibaensis, Pleurophorella ratingensis, Pleurophorella transversa

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pleurophorella elegans in the database

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