†Katelysia scalarina Lamarck 1818 (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 rhytiphora
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (10 collections)
• Pliocene of Australia (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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