Eurhomalea difficilis Ortmann 1899 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combination: Venus difficilis

Belongs to Eurhomalea according to J.O. Chiesa et al. 1995

Sister taxa: Eurhomalea antarctica, Eurhomalea florentinoi, Eurhomalea fuenzalidai, Eurhomalea inflata, Eurhomalea lenticularis, Eurhomalea navidadiformis, Eurhomalea newtoni, Eurhomalea rufa

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at El Chacay Fm - El Unco, Provincia de Santa Cruz (Miocene of Argentina)

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