Standella (Micromactra) angusta Reeve 1854 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Alternative combinations: Mactra angusta, Mactrotoma angusta
Synonyms: Mactra (Micromactra) atacama Pilsbry and Olsson 1941, Mactra ovalina Reeve 1854
Belongs to Standella (Micromactra) according to J. H. Signorelli 2019
See also Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012 and Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
Sister taxa: Standella (Micromactra) janeiroensis, Standella (Micromactra) surinamensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Africa (5 collections)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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