Codakia punctata Linnaeus 1758 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Alternative combinations: Lentillaria punctata, Venus punctata
Belongs to Codakia according to E. A. Glover and J. D. Taylor 2007
See also Beesley 1998 and Kosnik 2002
Sister taxa: Codakia (Codakia), Codakia colpoica, Codakia distinguenda, Codakia exasperata, Codakia interrupta, Codakia paytenorum, Codakia planatella, Codakia tigerina, Pexocodakia rugifera
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of French Polynesia (1 collection), Kenya (1), the Seychelles (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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