†Paleomarcia kergueleni Tate 1900 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Chione kergueleni
Full reference: R. Tate. 1900. On the occurrence of marine fossiliferous rocks at Kerguelen Island. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 24(2):104-108
Belongs to Paleomarcia according to H. O. Fletcher 1938
See also Tate 1900
Sister taxa: Paleomarcia ovata, Paleomarcia roberti, Paleomarcia sculpta, Paleomarcia tatei
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of French Southern Territories (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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