Spisula (Spisula) marplatensis Doello-Jurado 1918 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Alternative combinations: Mactra (Mactra) marplatensis, Mactra marplatensis
Belongs to Spisula (Spisula) according to J. H. Signorelli 2019
See also da Silva Forti 1969 and Rosenberg 2005
Sister taxa: Spisula (Spisula) albertantonorum, Spisula (Spisula) caleta, Spisula (Spisula) fuegiensis, Spisula (Spisula) guidoi, Spisula (Spisula) hualtaca, Spisula (Spisula) isabelleana, Spisula (Spisula) petitii, Spisula (Spisula) summa, Spisula (Spisula) williamsi
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection), Brazil (5)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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