Diaphoromactra Iredale 1930 (clam)

Bivalvia - Venerida - Mactridae

Parent taxon: Mactrinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Lamprell and Whitehead 1992

Sister taxa: Aliomactra, Allomactra, Andrusella, Avimactra, Crassula, Crepispisula, Cryptomactra, Cymbophora, Eopapyrina, Geltena, Harvella, Labiosa, Mactra, Mactrellona, Mactrinula, Mactrodesma, Mactromeris, Mulinia, Nannomactra, Nymphactra, Ovamactra, Oxyperas, Priscomactra, Pseudocardium, Rangia, Scalpomactra, Simomactra, Spisula, Standella, Stereomactra, Telemactra, Trinitasia, Tumbeziconcha

Subtaxa: Diaphoromactra versicolor

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Diaphoromactra in the database

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