Spisula (Hemimactra) confraga Conrad 1833 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Alternative combination: Mactra confraga

Belongs to Spisula (Hemimactra) according to L. C. Glenn 1904

Sister taxa: Hemimactra solidissima, Spisula (Hemimactra) harrisi, Spisula (Hemimactra) selbyensis, Spisula (Hemimactra) sookensis, Spisula (Hemimactra) subparilis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Zone 1, Yorktown Fm - Schmidts Bluff (Pliocene of Virginia)

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