†Antigona granosa Sowerby 1840 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combinations: Venus (Omphaloclathrum) puerpera granosa, Venus granosa

Belongs to Antigona according to P. N. Mukerjee 1939

See also Azzaroli 1958, Cox 1936 and Vredenburg 1928

Sister taxa: Antigona (Antigona), Antigona (Periglypta), Antigona (Ventricola), Antigona aglaurae, Antigona carrizoensis, Antigona kelloggi, Antigona lamellacea, Antigona vaquerosensis, Antigona willisi

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of India (2 collections), Indonesia (2), Iran (2), Somalia (3), South Africa (1)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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