†Triplicitella australis Hutton 1873 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Alternative combinations: Astarte australis, Eucrassatella australis, Spissatella australis
Synonyms: Crassatellites tripliciter Laws 1935, Triplicitella tripliciter Laws 1935
Belongs to Triplicitella according to K. S. Collins et al. 2015
See also Beu et al. 1990 and Marwick 1960
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Triplicitella australis: TM2861
- Triplicitella tripliciter: syntypes: MA70215, MA72672.
Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of New Zealand (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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