Oistotrigonia pygoscelium Wilckens 1910 (clam)

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Pterotrigoniidae

Alternative combination: Trigonia pygoscelium

Belongs to Oistotrigonia according to L. R. Cox 1952

Sister taxa: Linotrigonia (Oistotrigonia) kitamurai, Linotrigonia (Oistotrigonia) lima, Oistotrigonia archiaciana, Oistotrigonia constantii, Oistotrigonia crenifera, Oistotrigonia cunningtoni, Oistotrigonia guelemensis, Oistotrigonia inornata, Oistotrigonia lamarckii, Oistotrigonia parva, Oistotrigonia pulchra, Oistotrigonia pyrrha, Oistotrigonia spinosa, Oistotrigonia subspinosa, Oistotrigonia tenuisulcata, Oistotrigonia upwarensis, Oistotrigonia vicaryana, Oistotrigonia weberi

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Antarctica (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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