†Triaphorus zealandicus Trechmann 1917 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Alternative combination: Pleurophorus zealandicus
Full reference: C. T. Trechmann. 1917. The Trias of New Zealand. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 73(3):165-246
Belongs to Triaphorus according to Marwick 1953
Sister taxa: Triaphorus multiformis, Triaphorus zyrjankaensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of New Caledonia (2 collections), New Zealand (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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