Standella (Standella) fragilis Gmelin 1792 (clam)

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

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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

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