Manihikia Kauffman 1976 (clam)

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Verticordiidae

Full reference: E. Kauffman. 1976. Deep-Sea Cretaceous Macrofossils: Hole 317A, Manihiki Plateau. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project 33:503 -535

Parent taxon: Verticordiidae according to E. Kauffman 1976

Sister taxa: Acreuciroa, Euciroa, Halicardia, Halicardissa, Haliris, Kurinuia, Laevicordia, Lyonsiella, Pecchiolia, Setaliris, Spinosipella, Trigonulina, Vertambitus, Verticordia, Vertisphaera, Policordia, Dallicordia

Subtaxa: Manihikia erecta

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Type: Manihikia erecta

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Manihikia in the database

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