†Gafrarium pectinatum Linnaeus 1758 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Belongs to Gafrarium according to P. Jensen 1996
See also Lamprell and Whitehead 1992
Sister taxa: Gafrarium australe, Gafrarium divaricatum, Gafrarium harteae, Gafrarium jucunda, Gafrarium transversarium, Gafrarium tumidum
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (1 collection), Eritrea (1), Mozambique (1), Nauru (1), Saudi Arabia (1), South Africa (1), Sudan (1), Tanzania (1), Yemen (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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