†Meleagrina crassicardia Tate 1886 (pearl oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Full reference: R. Tate. 1886. The lamellibranchs of the Older Tertiary of Australia (part 1). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 8:96-158
Belongs to Meleagrina according to R. Tate 1886
Sister taxa: Pinctada albina, Pinctada imbricata, Pinctada maculata, Pinctada margaritifera, Pinctada margaritiferus, Pinctada maxima, Meleagrina antiqua, Meleagrina schlosseri, Avicula (Meleagrina) foulloni, Margaritifera (Palaeomargaritifera)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Lakes Entrance Shaft, north-west of Foster's Bore, from 150 down to 208 feet (Miocene to Pliocene of Australia)
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