Ameghinomya antiqua King 1832 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Protothaca antiqua, Venus antiqua
Synonym: Chione pampeana Ihering 1907
Belongs to Ameghinomya according to D. PĂ©rez et al. 2013
See also da Silva Forti 1969, Ortlieb et al. 1990 and Rosenberg 2005
Sister taxa: Ameghinomya argentina, Ameghinomya camachoi, Ameghinomya chiloensis, Ameghinomya coquandi, Ameghinomya darwini, Ameghinomya meridionalis, Ameghinomya meridonalis, Ameghinomya volckmanni
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (12 collections), Brazil (7), Chile (7)
• Pliocene of Chile (1)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
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