Bivalvia - Venerida - Veneridae

Full reference: M. J. Alvarez and C. J. del Río. 2020. Phylogeny of the Eocene Antarctic Tapetinae Gray, 1851 (Bivalvia, Veneridae) from the La Meseta and Submeseta formations. Journal of Paleontology 94(5):799-818

Parent taxon: Tapetinae according to M. J. Alvarez and C. J. del Río 2020

Sister taxa: Amakusatapes, Cyclorisma, Cyclorismina, Eumarcia, Flaventia, Gomphina, Granicorium, Irus, Katelysia, Legumen, Liocyma, Marcia, Marciachlys, Mercimonia, Paphia, Retrotapes, Ruditapes, Sinonia, Tapes, Textivenus, Venerella, Veneritapes

Subtaxa: Adelfia arenosa Adelfia austrolissa

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Type: Venus arenosa

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at IPS 456, Rocket site, Seymour Island (Eocene of Antarctica)

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