Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Venus desvauxi
Belongs to Meretrix according to S. Mendir et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Meretrix (Cordiopsis), Meretrix bosworthi, Meretrix cornelli, Meretrix decisa, Meretrix gabbi, Meretrix hikoshimensis, Meretrix indica, Meretrix landesi, Meretrix longa, Meretrix macbeani, Meretrix marshana, Meretrix mortoni, Meretrix negritosensis, Meretrix neusensis, Meretrix nuttalliopsis, Meretrix persica, Meretrix pittsburgensis, Meretrix profunda, Meretrix pseudomeretrix, Meretrix shantii, Meretrix stantoni, Meretrix subimpressa, Meretrix sylvaerupis, Meretrix tularana, Meretrix uniomeris, Meretrix yoakumi
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Algeria (2 collections), Egypt (7)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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