Spisula elliptica Brown 1827 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Alternative combination: Mactra elliptica

Belongs to Spisula according to E. Bellomo 1993

Sister taxa: Mactra (Spisula) sammamishensis, Spisula (Austromactra), Spisula (Cymbophora), Spisula (Eomactra), Spisula (Notospisula), Spisula (Ruellia), Spisula (Spisula), Spisula (Spisulona), Spisula (Stereomactra), Spisula arcuata, Spisula brombachensis, Spisula callistaeformis, Spisula compressa, Spisula craspedota, Spisula decisa, Spisula dernburgi, Spisula hannibali, Spisula jacksonensis, Spisula obtruncata, Spisula paralis, Spisula parilis, Spisula praetenuis, Spisula rappahannockensis, Spisula semisulcata, Spisula sookensis, Spisula sorachiensis, Spisula subcuneata, Spisula subtruncata

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Ireland (1 collection), Italy (1), the Netherlands (5), the United Kingdom (3)

• Miocene of Germany (13)

Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence

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