†Katelysia rhytiphora Lamy 1937 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Belongs to Katelysia according to B. Wilson 2002
See also Lamprell and Whitehead 1992
Sister taxa: Katelysia (Nipponomarcia), Katelysia corioensis, Katelysia scalarina
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (5 collections)
• Pliocene of Australia (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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