Petricola dactylus Sowerby 1823 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Belongs to Petricola according to F. S. Holmes 1860
Sister taxa: Petricola (Claudiconcha), Petricola (Petricola), Petricola (Petricolaria), Petricola (Petricolirus), Petricola (Petricoxenica), Petricola (Pseudoirus), Petricola californiensis, Petricola calvertensis, Petricola claibornensis, Petricola gracilis, Petricola harrisii, Petricola hertzana, Petricola lapicida, Petricola millestriata, Petricola olssoni, Petricola pectorosa, Petricola rugosa, Petricola tellimyalis
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Petricola dactylus in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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