Saxicava fragilis Holmes 1858 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Full reference: F. J. Holmes. 1858. Post-Pleiocene Fossils of South Carolina 1-122
Belongs to Saxicava according to F. J. Holmes 1858
Sister taxa: Clotho, Hiatella (Hiatella), Hiatella arctica, Hiatella arenicola, Hiatella australis, Hiatella curta, Hiatella fabacea, Hiatella rotundata, Hiatella sinemuriensis, Hiatella solida, Hiatella tenella, Hiatella tenuis, Hiatella tumulensis, Saxicava albertensis
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Sutton, Suffolk [Coralline Crag] (Pliocene of the United Kingdom)
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