Spisula (Spisula) petitii dOrbigny 1841 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Synonym: Mactra symmetrica Reeve 1854

Belongs to Spisula (Spisula) according to J. H. Signorelli 2019

Sister taxa: Spisula (Spisula) albertantonorum, Spisula (Spisula) caleta, Spisula (Spisula) fuegiensis, Spisula (Spisula) guidoi, Spisula (Spisula) hualtaca, Spisula (Spisula) isabelleana, Spisula (Spisula) marplatensis, Spisula (Spisula) summa, Spisula (Spisula) williamsi

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Spisula (Spisula) petitii in the database

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