Cytherea (Callista) splendida Mérian 1860 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combination: Cytherea splendida

Belongs to Cytherea (Callista) according to E. Vredenburg 1928

Sister taxa: Callista (Callista), Callista (Microcallista), Callista annexa, Callista diemenensis, Callista elongatotrigona, Callista gigantea, Callista kitsoni, Callista mcgrathiana, Callista planatella, Callista subdiaphana, Cytherea (Callista) exintermedia, Cytherea (Callista) florida, Meretrix (Callista) montensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of India (1 collection)

• Oligocene of France (34)

Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence

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