†Purpurocardia southlandica Fleming 1955 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combinations: Venericardia (Venericardia) southlandica, Venericardia southlandica
Belongs to Purpurocardia according to A. G. Beu et al. 1990
See also Fleming 1966
Sister taxa: Purpurocardia beata, Purpurocardia fyfei, Purpurocardia haskelli, Purpurocardia lillei, Purpurocardia penerectangularis, Purpurocardia perscrupulosa, Purpurocardia purpurata, Purpurocardia titirangiensis, Purpurocardia urutiensis, Purpurocardia waikohuensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Purpurocardia southlandica in the database
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