Hiatella tenuis Wilckens 1911 (clam)

Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae

Alternative combination: Lutraria tenuis

Belongs to Hiatella according to J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister 1992

Sister taxa: Clotho, Hiatella (Hiatella), Hiatella arctica, Hiatella arenicola, Hiatella australis, Hiatella curta, Hiatella fabacea, Hiatella rotundata, Hiatella sinemuriensis, Hiatella solida, Hiatella tenella, Hiatella tumulensis, Saxicava fragilis, Saxicava albertensis

Type specimen: MO 2024a, a shell

Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Antarctica (11 collections)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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