†Ameghinomya argentina Ihering 1897 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Synonym: Tawera canalei Reichler 2010

Belongs to Ameghinomya according to D. Pérez et al. 2013

See also Pérez et al. 2026

Sister taxa: Ameghinomya antiqua, Ameghinomya camachoi, Ameghinomya chiloensis, Ameghinomya coquandi, Ameghinomya darwini, Ameghinomya meridionalis, Ameghinomya meridonalis, Ameghinomya volckmanni

Type specimens:

  • Ameghinomya argentina: MACN-Pi 459a, a valve (Left valve)
  • Tawera canalei:

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (20 collections)

• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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