Panomya norvegica Spengler 1793 (clam)

Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae

Alternative combination: Mya norvegica

Synonyms: Glycimeris arctica Lamarck 1818, Panomya arctica Lamarck 1818, Panomya arctica turgida Dall 1916, Panomya turgida Dall 1916, Panopea arctica Lamarck 1818

Belongs to Panomya according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Coan et al. 2000, Hendy et al. 2008, Richards 1962 and Willett 1937

Sister taxa: Panomya ampla, Panomya priapus, Panomya simotomensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador collection), Ireland (1), Poland (1), United States (2: California, Massachusetts)

• Pliocene of the Russian Federation (2)

• Miocene of the Russian Federation (1)

• Oligocene of United States (5: Alaska)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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