Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Alternative combinations: Mactra (Mactrodesma) fragilis, Mactra fragilis, Mactrotoma fragilis
Synonyms: Lutraria candida Lamarck 1818, Mactra anserina Guppy 1875, Mactra bilineata Reeve 1854, Mactra braziliana Lamarck 1818, Mactra oblonga Philippi 1887
Belongs to Standella (Standella) according to J. H. Signorelli 2019
See also Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012, Frassinetti and Covacevich 1993, Gardner 1943 and Hendy et al. 2008
Sister taxon: Standella (Standella) nasuta
Subtaxa: Mactra fragilis gigas
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Jamaica (1 collection), United States (8: Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina)
• Miocene of Chile (2)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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