Bivalvia - Thraciida - Periplomatidae
Alternative combination: Periploma ovata
Belongs to Periploma according to E. A. Farinati 1985
Sister taxa: Periploma (Aelga), Periploma (Offadesma), Periploma (Periploma), Periploma acuta, Periploma ariei, Periploma binominata, Periploma caribana, Periploma claibornense, Periploma clarki, Periploma collardi, Periploma cryphia, Periploma discus, Periploma eodiscus, Periploma iesakai, Periploma inaequivalve, Periploma japonica, Periploma johnseni, Periploma margaritacea, Periploma margaritaceum, Periploma peralta, Periploma santaecrucis, Periploma stewartvillensis, Periploma subgracile, Periploma topei, Periploma venezuelana
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Boya 24-25 (Quaternary of Argentina)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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